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European authorities Friday released results showing EU banks largely passed a round of government stress tests, with just a few institutions found to need modest amounts of new capital. Out of 91 banks, just seven failed the tests: Germany's Hypo Real Estate Holding, ATEbank (ATE.AT) in Greece and five small Spanish regional banks. But the overall strong grades--awarded to a banking system that for the last several months has lurched from crisis to crisis--raised questions over whether the month-long tests were tough enough to be judged credible. Dow Jones's coverage of the stress tests includes: WSJ: European Banks Largely Pass Stress Tests 7 Fail EU Stress Tests, Need EUR3.5B Capital Europe's Largest Banks Get Stamp Of Approval Under EU Tests EU,ECB,CEBS: Test Results Confirm Overall Strength Of EU Banks EU CEBS Stress Test Results By The Numbers WSJ: Markets Ponder Whether Stress Tests Were Tough Enough ECB Constancio: Tests Show EU Banks' Resilience HEARD ON THE STREET: Europe's Stress-Free Stress Test MARKET TALK: Stress Tests Won't Put Worries To Rest MARKET TALK: Stress Tests Failed To Test Real Stress MARKET TALK: Investors Indecisive On Stress Tests: UBS MARKET TALK: Some Solace In European Stress Tests European Bank ADRs Move Higher After Stress Tests Treasurys Down On Week After Stress Tests, Before Auctions CREDIT MARKETS: Stress Tests Boost Investor Confidence Europe Bank, Sovereign CDS A Touch Wider On Stress Test Greek, Spanish Bank CDS Among Biggest Movers After Stress Tests WORLD FOREX: Euro Up Slightly As Investors Digest Bank Tests RATE FUTURES REPORT: Contracts Sell Off As Test Stress Fades IMF Head: Concerned On Global Financial Overhaul UK Banks Pass Europe-Wide Stress Test All But One German Bank Pass Stress Tests Nationalized German Hypo RE Fails EU Stress Test German Bks Not Immune To Sovereign Debt Shock, Stress Test Shows German Finance Minister Welcomes Stress Tests Results Swiss National Bank:Stress Test Positive For Large Swiss Banks UBS, Credit Suisse Endorsed In Stress Test Of Capital Austria Banks Pass Tests, Despite East Europe French Banks Pass Stress Test With Wide Margin Belgian Banks KBC, Dexia Pass Stress Tests All Four Dutch Banks Pass EU Stress Test Greece's ATEbank Fails Stress Test, Others Pass ATEbank To Proceed With Capital Raising After Failing Test Greek State To Safeguard Financial Stability of ATEbank Greek Central Bank To Closely Monitor Events After Stress Tests Italy Banks Pass EU Stress Test With Slim Margin Bank Of Ireland, Allied Irish Pass EU Stress Tests Five Spanish Cajas Fail EU Stress Tests Bank Of Spain: 4 Cajas Groups Need EUR1.835 Bln From FROB Bank Of Portugal: Portuguese Banks Pass Stress Test All Four Main Swedish Banks Pass EU-wide Stress Test Finland's Pohjola Bank Passes EU-wide Stress Test Poland PKO Bank Polski Passes EU Stress Test Luxembourg Fin Min: Luxembourg Banks Pass Stress Tests Slovenia's NLB Passes Worst-Case Scenario Stress Test Malta's Central Bank Says Bank Of Valletta Passes Stress Test AT A GLANCE: Summary Of EU Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of UK Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of German Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of French Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Italian Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Dutch Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Greek Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE:Summary Of Nordic Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Portuguese Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Irish Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Austria Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Belgian Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Polish Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Hungarian Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Luxembourg Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Slovenian Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Malta Bank Stress Test Results AT A GLANCE: Summary Of Cyprus Bank Stress Test Results (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 23, 2010 16:52 ET (20:52 GMT)