Brussels, 08/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 7 July, the MEP Elena Valenciano (S&D, Spain) was elected chair of the sub-committee on human rights of the European Parliament, by acclamation. “This is an honour and a responsibility which I humbly accept”, the MEP said. The human rights sub-committee has a “very important job to do: defending human rights must be a central element of European policy inside and outside the borders of the EU. Europe should set the example rather than...