30/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The number of requests for asylum in the European Union has fallen. In the first four months of 2003, 78,873 requests were submitted in the EU (with the exception of Italy, for which country figures were not available). This represents a drop of 17.3% compared to the last four months of 2002, and of 14.6% compared to the first four months of 2002. Presenting the figures, the UN High Commission for Refugees explained that this drop is due in large part to the...