Strasbourg, 16/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 16 February, the European Parliament called on the Russian authorities to enter into dialogue with the opposition. Presidential elections in Russia are under a month away, on 4 March. In a joint resolution, MEPs speak of their concerns regarding the ban on opposition candidates to stand for elections, which “once again undermines political competition and pluralism”. Parliament mainly regretted the decision by the Kremlin to deny...