They are more like chaotic city-centres-with basic planning, like the water supply, an afterthought.

它们更像混乱的市中心：像供水系统一样，基本规划都是后来添加的。

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The EU is planning to establish job centres in north Africa, beginning with one in Mali, to offer a legal route to jobs in Europe, and also provide some language training.

欧盟正在计划在从马里开始北非建立劳务中心，一方面为在欧洲求职创建合法的途径，另一方面也可以也可以提供一定水平的语言训练。

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They are more like chaotic city-centres with basic planning, like the water supply, an afterthought.

那里更像市中心区，嘈杂混乱，拥有基本的规划设施，例如后期规划进来的自来水供给。

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It is planning to centralise its cost centres and outsource as many of them as possible.

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That is partly the fault of higher petrol prices but may also perversely reflect the efforts of local planning bodies to protect independent stores in town centres by blocking new supermarket developments outside them.

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This is about protecting towns and city centres and about a proper application of the planning regulations.

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