Joint hosts of Euro 2012, Poland and Ukraine, have been warned that they must speed up their preparations for the tournament.
European governing body Uefa has issued the warning over concerns that political change in both countries is affecting work on constructing the necessary infrastructure.
Both nations need to build new stadiums and update roads ahead of the event and Uefa president Michel Platini has described the next six months as being "crucial to… infrastructure projects".
Poland and Ukraine admit to falling behind schedule, with both nations blaming political instability.
However, Platini is confident that things will get back on track now that new governments have been elected.
"There is a need for creating government mobilisation by making the national authorities aware of the crucial need to set up a governance and management structure to lead all the projects related to Euro 2012," he told the BBC.
"Uefa is totally committed to do everything possible, in the next few months, to assist and support the two associations, at both the advisory and administrative level and political level in order to guarantee the success of the project," added Platini.
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