European shares falter as worst year since 2008 fades away

MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell on Monday as worries over slowing economic growth and tighter monetary conditions kept the region's equities on course for their biggest yearly loss in a decadeActivity was thin, however, with many markets closed or trading for a half-day only before the Christmas holiday.By 0956 GMT, Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.6 percent, while France's CAC and Spain's IBEX had eased 0.9 and 0.6 percent respectively. Germany's DAX and Italy's FTSE MIB were..