The European Union's "structural funds", more than a third of the EU's budget, are designed to shift cash from richer to poorer parts of the single market.

占据欧盟总预算三分之一以上的结构基金就是用来在统一市场将现金由发达地区转向欠发达地区的。

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The European Commission might front-load the payment of structural funds and a Eurocrat (chosen for his stocky build and personal honesty) could fly to Athens with a suitcase full of cash.

设想一下，欧盟可能会提前收取结构基金利息，之后一名欧共体官员（非壮硕体格和可靠者不能入选）将拎着一手提箱的现金飞往雅典。

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The committee was gathering evidence as part of its inquiry into the next round of European Structural Funds, which Professor Phil Gummett from the higher education funding body HEFCW said was essential for funding academic research in Wales.

BBC: Enterprise and Business Committee

And I have presented this initiative after consultations with Prime Minister Papandreou to look at how we can use the existing European funds, structural funds, in Greece, so they maximise their immediate impact on growth and jobs.

BBC: Cornering Greece in Brussels

Structural Funds are distributed by the European Union on a seven-year basis in order to reduce regional disparities in terms of income, wealth and opportunities.

BBC: Enterprise and Business Committee