They want to be ready in case of more bad news from economies like Greece,Portugal and Spain.

VOA: special.2010.11.26

That concern looks overblown and in any case Spain could tap Europe's new bail-out fund.

ECONOMIST: European banks

This is also the case with Spain and generally the countries of the south.

CNN: Sick man of Europe: Life-support drugs run short in Greece

The Deputy Minister for Trade, Jaime Garcia Legaz, was making the case that Spain did not need extra help.

BBC: Eurozone crisis: From deutschmark to lira?