西班牙已正式向欧元区伙伴国请求财政援助以帮助陷入困境的银行。财长金多斯在新闻发布会上说，援助将以优惠贷款的形式。BBC驻马德里记者说，西班牙面临要求快速行动的压力。

The Spanish bailout request has been broadly welcomed. The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said he was confident that through bank restructuring and other ongoing reforms Spain could regain investor confidence and return to growth. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the bailout was big enough to restore credibility to Spain's banking system. Matthew Price reports from Brussels.

西班牙纾困请求受到广泛欢迎，欧盟委员会主席巴罗佐说，他相信，通过银行重组等正在实施的改革，西班牙会令投资者重获信心，回到增长的路上来。国际货币基金主席拉加德说，这笔纾困资金将足以令西班牙的银行系统恢复信用。普莱斯在布鲁塞尔报道。

The Eurogroup issued a statement saying they supported Spain's efforts to structure its financial system, and they welcomed Madrid's intention to seek financial assistance to help bail out its banking sector. The financial assistance - it's now clear - would come from Europe's temporary bailout fund; and after its permanent mechanism is set up in July, from that as well, up to 100bn could be provided. The Eurogroup says it will be up to the European Commission along with other international organisations to decide what Madrid must do in return for the assistance.