EBU agrees to Eurovision 2017 song contest in any of shortlisted Ukrainian cities

"The technical analysis of the projects that were provided by each of the cities is now under way," Press Secretary of the Culture Minister Yulia Datsenko told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday. The major issue is whether the technical requirements of the venue where the contest will be held are met, she said. According to her, EBU representatives were surprised at the high level of each city's preparedness to host the contest. As reported, Kyiv, Odessa, and Dnipropetrovsk qualified for the final of the contest to select a Eurovision 2017 host city. The organizing committee was originally expected to announce the finalist on July 27, but the announcement was rescheduled indefinitely for additional evaluation of the cities.