Iuliana Marciuc

Romania Faces Eurovision Exit over ?10m Debt

Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said on Monday that he was looking for ways to prevent his country's exclusion from Eurovision 2016 after the public broadcaster, TVR, announced that it owed the European Broadcasting Union , EBU, which runs the annual contest, over 10 million euros.

"We will have a discussion and we'll find a solution," Ciolos said.

Ukrainian singer Ruslana, 2004 Eurovision winner, wishes Romania to win this year

Ruslana, the Ukrainian singer who won the 2004 Eurovision contest, attends Romania's national selection for this competition on Sunday, in Craiova (west of Bucharest); she declared she wishes Romania to win this year, as she was a fan of Romanian culture.

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Ruslana will perform a 30-minute show after the contest.