Brussels, 11/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - A group of 35 MEPs from five different political groups (EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/EFA, UEN) have sent an open letter to the leaders of the G8 countries and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso urging them to raise the issues of human rights and the democratic deficit in Russia “clearly and unequivocally” at the Saint Petersburg Summit (15-17 July). Under President Vladimir Putin, democracy has seen a worrying decline which...