Brussels, 17/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Parliament (EP) expressed its concern at the deterioration in the human rights situation and the rule of law in Russia and called for EU-Russia human rights consultations to be stepped up and made more effective. In a joint resolution, backed by the five main political groups (EPP, S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA and ECR) and passed by a wide majority in Strasbourg on 17 February, the EP expresses “concern over the considerable number...