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The Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Greek governments are going to create an initial organizing committee to submit their two joint candidacies for hosting the European Championship of 2028 and the World Cup of 2030, the Ministry of Youth and Sports announces in a release sent to AGERPRES.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Bogdan Matei, on Monday went to Sofia, where he participated in the governmental meeting on this topic, alongside his counterparts from Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece. He was accompanied to Sofia by the President of the Romanian Football Federation, Razvan Burleanu, and by the honorary adviser to the PM, Gheorghe Popescu.
"At the meeting they drafted a Memorandum of Understanding between the Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek governments to create an initial organizing committee to submit the two abovementioned joint candidacies. The Committee will be composed of four representatives from each country: the minister of sports, a government official and two representatives of the football federation. The presidency of the committee will be ensured by rotation by each of the four countries, for a 6-month period, and the meetings will be periodical, at 6 months," mentions the release.
Minister Bogdan Matei stated Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece are perfectly capable of organizing these two major football events.
Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece last year announced their intention to submit their joint candidacy to host the European Football Championship of 2028 and the World Cup of 2030.
