Far from being in the slow lane, in the fourth quarter of 2010 it was the fastest-growing in the EU.

瑞典从未停留在慢车道上；2010年第四季度，它成为欧盟经济增长最快的国家。

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Portugal has suffered more: a quarter of its job losses between 2003 and 2006 involved jobs heading overseas, mostly to new EU members.

葡萄牙损失更大：2003到2006年间，四分之一的工作都是被外来者拿走，主要是来自欧盟的新成员国。

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Every quarter the EU, the IMF and the European Central Bank (ECB) scrutinise Greece before releasing the next chunk of money.

在下拨下一轮救助资金之前，欧盟，国际货币基金组织和欧洲央行每一季度都会仔细审核希腊。

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But just released EU statistics show the economy plummeted nearly ten percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared to the previous three months.

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Every quarter the EU, the IMF and the European Central Bank (ECB) scrutinise Greece before releasing the next chunk of money.

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Greece, it turns out, has only used a quarter of its EU funds for 2007-2013.

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