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Musicians Paula Seling and Ovidiu Cernauteanu (aka Ovi) will represent Romania in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Oslo, Norway, in May.

A horse riding competition, which will include two obstacle and horse training contests, as well as carriage displays, will be organized in Bucharest’s Crangasi Park over three weekends, starting with May 23, according to the event’s producers.

Romania's contender for the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest, Elena Gheorghe, and her song "The Balkan Girls" qualified for the Eurovision final to take place Saturday, May 16, after the first semi-final held Tuesday night at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.

The Romanian executive on Wednesday amended the legislation on magistrates’ statute, by eliminating the possibility for former judges and prosecutors, as well as for acting lawyers to be appointed magistrates without passing a test.

Romanian Costel Busuioc, 33, won the "Hijos de Babel" song contest final Wednesday night, organized by the Spanish public television.

The Guarnieri violin, which was used by Romanian composer George Enescu, will be given to a Romanian musician following a contest to be organized in February-March, culture minister Adrian Iorgulescu said.