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The - 70,000-capacity Olympiysky stadium in Kiev, Yanukovych's Euro2012 showpiece - was expected to see him watch games alongside EU leaders (Photo: EUobserver)

EU commissioner first to boycott Ukraine football games

EU justice commissioner Vivianne Reding is to boycott the Euro2012 football championships in Ukraine for political reasons, amid reports the German Chancellor might do the same.

Reding spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told EUobserver on Monday (30 April) the commissioner will skip the games despite being personally invited by Michel Platini, the head of the European football association, Uefa.

"She's not going. First of all, her agenda does not permit this. But also she is quite conce...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The - 70,000-capacity Olympiysky stadium in Kiev, Yanukovych's Euro2012 showpiece - was expected to see him watch games alongside EU leaders (Photo: EUobserver)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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