( CNN ) -- In preparation for co-hosting next summer 's Euro 2012 football championship , Poland has been transforming itself . With help from EU funding , new airports , roads and impressive stadia are all set to be completed well in time before the first match kicks off in Warsaw on June 8 . From the infrastructure to the event itself , organizers are now focusing on the matches that will be played in four of Poland 's cities . `` Now we are looking at organizational issues and the most important in that is safety . Poland is not more dangerous than other European countries , `` said Adam Giersz , Poland 's Minister for Sport and Tourism . Great strides have been made in eradicating violence and hooliganism from football matches across Europe , but it remains a concern and on-going problem in many countries , including Poland . The Polish Cup final in May between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan was marred by violent scenes and UEFA , European football 's governing body , warned the Polish Football Association after hooliganism during the country 's international match against Lithuania in March . However new laws on assembly and who can enter stadia were passed earlier this year and led to numerous arrests . `` They are already frightened because they were already arrested , '' said Gronkiewicz-Waltz , Warsaw 's mayor . `` They were punished , some of the leaders were already punished by the courts and so I think ( Euro 2012 ) will be ok. '' Poland has looked to the UK for examples of how to improve safety around football matches . `` Our new safety law is based on the British system , '' said Giersz referring to the way English football clubs and UK government enacted numerous measures to remove a violent minority from attending football matches . `` The main points are to get rid of anonymity . Everyone at the stadium must be recognized by name and surname . '' It is hoped that the face-recognition technology being trialed that can identify banned hooligans will be ready in time for the competition and augment other security measures , such security cameras and restricting access around stadia to ticket-holders . The country will be under the spotlight in June , but many believe the planning and measures taken by Poland 's government and the event 's organizers will leave a positive legacy . `` I think new the stadiums in themselves will create more interest in football , '' said Krzysztof Dowhan , coach of Legia Warsaw . `` Fans will be able to enjoy the sport in more comfortable surroundings . Also I think more players from abroad will come to play in Poland which will in turn raise the standard of our game . '' CNN 's Jim Boulden contributed to this report .
Poland will co-host Euro 2012 football tournament with Ukraine next year . The Polish government has said it is ready to host the tournament, which would be held in a new stadium and include teams from both countries. New stadia have been built and plans to use face-recognition technology .