Brussels, 11/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - In 2008, European Union countries rejected more asylum seekers than during the previous year. Almost 240,000 asylum applicants registered in the EU27. On Friday 8 May, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities indicated that, 193 690 decisions were made on asylum applicants, with 141 730 rejections (73% of decisions). According to the UN's High Commission for Refugees, in 2007, around 223,000 demands for asylum were made and 63% of...