diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_report.xml b/addons/account/views/account_report.xml
index 6b9f9c6ea5b..6cc34f6d611 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_report.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_report.xml
@@ -50,12 +50,30 @@
             <field name="binding_type">report</field>
         </record>
 
+        <!-- The top margin on the default A4 format is way too big -->
+        <record id="paperformat_euro_bank_statement" model="report.paperformat">
+            <field name="name">A4 - statement</field>
+            <field name="default" eval="True" />
+            <field name="format">A4</field>
+            <field name="page_height">0</field>
+            <field name="page_width">0</field>
+            <field name="orientation">Portrait</field>
+            <field name="margin_top">20</field>
+            <field name="margin_bottom">32</field>
+            <field name="margin_left">7</field>
+            <field name="margin_right">7</field>
+            <field name="header_line" eval="False" />
+            <field name="header_spacing">15</field>
+            <field name="dpi">90</field>
+        </record>
+
         <record id="action_report_account_statement" model="ir.actions.report">
             <field name="name">Statement</field>
             <field name="model">account.bank.statement</field>
             <field name="report_type">qweb-pdf</field>
             <field name="report_name">account.report_statement</field>
             <field name="report_file">account.report_statement</field>
+            <field name="paperformat_id" ref="account.paperformat_euro_bank_statement"/>
             <field name="binding_model_id" ref="model_account_bank_statement"/>
             <field name="binding_type">report</field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account/views/report_statement.xml b/addons/account/views/report_statement.xml
index 2c884b9c764..90b2e85234f 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/report_statement.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/report_statement.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <odoo>
     <data>
+        <!-- better support for long company name -->
+        <template id="report_statement_internal_layout" inherit_id="web.internal_layout" primary="True">
+            <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('col-3')]" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="class">col-4</attribute>
+            </xpath>
+            <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('col-2') and hasclass('offset-2') and hasclass('text-center')]" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="class">col-4 text-center</attribute>
+            </xpath>
+            <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('col-2') and hasclass('offset-3') and hasclass('text-end')]" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="class">col-2 offset-2 text-end</attribute>
+            </xpath>
+        </template>
+
         <template id="report_statement">
             <t t-call="web.html_container">
                 <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="o">
-                    <t t-call="web.internal_layout">
+                    <t t-call="account.report_statement_internal_layout">
                         <div class="page">
                             <div class="border border-top-0 border-end-0 border-start-0 border-info">
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <div class="col-12">
-                                        <h4 class="text-end w-100">
+                                        <h4 class="text-center w-100">
                                             <strong>
                                                 <span t-if="o.journal_id.type == 'bank'">Bank Statement</span>
                                                 <span t-else="">Cash Statement</span>
@@ -21,26 +34,24 @@
 
                             <div class="pt-2 pb-2">
                                 <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-7">
                                         <h5>
                                             <strong>
-                                                <span t-field="o.journal_id"/>
-                                                <t t-if="o.journal_id.bank_account_id"> -
-                                                    <span t-field="o.journal_id.bank_account_id"/>
+                                                <t t-out="o.journal_id.display_name"/>
+                                                <t t-if="o.journal_id.bank_account_id">
+                                                    - <t t-out="o.journal_id.bank_account_id.display_name"/>
                                                 </t>
-                                                <t t-if="o.journal_id.code"> -                                                
-                                                    <span t-field="o.journal_id.code"/>
+                                                <t t-if="o.journal_id.code">
+                                                    - <t t-out="o.journal_id.code"/>
                                                 </t>
                                             </strong>
                                         </h5>
                                     </div>
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-5" style="text-align: end;">
                                         <h5>
                                             <strong>
                                                 <t t-if="o.name">
-                                                    <span t-field="o.name"/> 
+                                                    <span t-field="o.name"/>
                                                 - </t>
                                                 <span t-field="o.date"/>
                                             </strong>
@@ -92,24 +103,19 @@
 
                             <table class="table table-borderless m-0">
                                 <tbody>
-                                    <tr t-foreach="o.line_ids" t-as="line" class="pb-2">
-                                        <td class="ps-0 pe-0">
-                                            <table class="table table-borderless">
-                                                <tr>
-                                                    <td class="p-0 w-25">
-                                                        <span class="d-block fw-bold" t-field="line.date"/>
-                                                    </td>
-                                                    <td class="p-0">
-                                                        <span class="d-block fw-bold" t-if="line.partner_id" t-field="line.partner_id"/>
-                                                        <span class="d-block" t-if="line.partner_bank_id" t-field="line.partner_bank_id"/>
-                                                        <span class="d-block" t-if="line.payment_ref" t-field="line.payment_ref"/>
-                                                        <span class="d-block" t-if=" not is_html_empty(line.narration)" t-field="line.narration"/>
-                                                    </td>
-                                                    <td class="text-end p-0">
-                                                        <span class="d-block fw-bold" t-field="line.amount"/>
-                                                    </td>
-                                                </tr>
-                                            </table>
+                                    <tr t-foreach="o.line_ids" t-as="line">
+                                        <td class="w-25 py-1">
+                                            <span class="d-block fw-bold" t-field="line.date"/>
+                                        </td>
+                                        <td class="py-1">
+                                            <span class="d-block fw-bold" t-if="line.partner_id">
+                                                <t t-out="line.partner_id.name"/> <t t-if="line.partner_bank_id and line.partner_bank_id.partner_id != line.partner_id">(<t t-out="line.partner_bank_id.partner_id.name"/>)</t>
+                                            </span>
+                                            <span class="d-block" t-if="line.partner_bank_id or line.account_number" t-out="line.account_number or line.partner_bank_id.acc_number"/>
+                                            <span class="d-block" t-if="line.payment_ref" t-field="line.payment_ref"/>
+                                        </td>
+                                        <td class="text-end py-1">
+                                            <span t-att-class="'d-block fw-bold' + (' text-danger' if line.amount &lt; 0 else '')" t-field="line.amount"/>
                                         </td>
                                     </tr>
                                 </tbody>
@@ -120,4 +126,4 @@
             </t>
         </template>
     </data>
-</odoo>
\ No newline at end of file
+</odoo>