"I'm pleased to tell that thanks to the tremendous efforts of the Ukrainian government we can finally give the green light to a symmetrical tournament with four cities in Poland, and Kiev, Lviv, Kharkiv and Donetsk in Ukraine," Uefa president Michel Platini told a news conference, as reported by Reuters.
"There remains considerable work to be done and considerable hoops to jump through. I entirely trust Ukraine and Poland as hosts."
Uefa demanded in May that the Ukrainian cities show significant progress on infrastructure development within six months, after it became concerned with the state of the country's airports, transport networks, and accommodation for fans.
The Polish cities of Poznan, Wroclaw, Warsaw and Gdansk will host matches in the tournament as well. The final will be hosted in Kiev, Ukraine's capital.
