Poland not upto the mark as Euro 2012 co-hosts

Warsaw: Poland's top auditor says the country is behind on preparations to co-host the 2012 European Championship.

The Supreme Chamber of Control says that half of the projects that it has examined are not on schedule. The chamber says some projects will probably not be ready before the start of Euro 2012, which Poland is to co-host with Ukraine.

The head of the chamber, Jacek Jezierski, says the biggest delays are in the building of roads, train stations, airports and rail lines.

Poland, an ex-communist country that joined the European Union in 2004, has seen impressive economic growth in recent years. But the country is still burdened by aging train stations and other infrastructure and a near lack of modern highways.