European shares declined, prolonging their biggest fall in more than seven days, on BoE minutes that showed the England's central bank officials voted in favor of holding bond purchases in the future. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 0.5% to 293.95 as of 10:15 a.m. London time, reversing a gain of 0.3%. The equity-benchmark slid from its near six-week high; however, it has gained 5.1% this year to date.