European shares edge down as Cypriot lawmakers begin to debate bailout plan

European stock-index futures decreased on Friday pointing to a second straight fall of Stoxx Europe 600 Index as policymakers in Cyprus try to find a solution for the country's bailout in order to prevent a financial collapse. The Stoxx 600 has dropped almost 1% this week ending a 4-week long period of gains, while the Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures lost 0.5% to 2,605 earlier on Friday London session.