Brussels, 21/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Around 40 MEPs have signed the call for a parliamentary assembly within the UN system, Jo Leinen (S&D, Germany) announced on Tuesday 20 September. “A parliamentary assembly within the United Nations would be a way of bridging the gap between decisions which have to be taken at global level and the democratic deficit which exists with regard to the representatives who take decisions”, said Alexander Alvaro (ALDE, Germany). Leinen argues that more and...