European shares dropped on Thursday after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting signalled the central bank could start to wind down its stimulus measures in the next few months, Reuters reported. At 0808 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.7 percent at 1,288.87 points, while the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index was down 0.9 percent at 3,019.19 points.
