Brussels, 15/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to the first demographic forecasts published on Monday 15 December by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European communities, the EU of 27 will have a population of 499.7 million inhabitants on 1 January 2009. The population of the new euro zone, including Slovakia, will be 328.6 million on 1 January 2009. The population is set to increase in 20 Member States and fall in seven, with major variations between the Member States. The largest...