In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

I should also like to thank the Presidency of the Council for the firm, pertinent and moderate statement it has made.
Quisiera dar las gracias también a la Presidencia del Consejo por el firme, pertinente y mesurado discurso que ha pronunciado.

Small and medium-sized businesses, above all, need to take part in the distribution of these funds.
Sobre todo los pequeños y medianos empresarios tienen que participar en la distribución de estos fondos.

There is another central issue relating to democracy that I would like to make clear reference to.

Voy a referirme a otra cuestión democrática central.