European banks improve in first quarter of 2012. - Since the beginning of this year, European banks have been looking in good shape. The Dow Jones Stoxx index regained 12.66% in the first quarter of the year, following losses of 32.48% last year, due to the worsening situation in the Eurozone debt crisis. Restructuring measures adopted by the European banks in 2011 are expected to enable them to resist the ongoing crisis. In France, the Greek crisis led to a debt overhang of more than €13...