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).

Competition is an instrument and does not always produce ideal solutions.
La competencia es un instrumento y no siempre conduce a soluciones óptimas.

At midday, Mr Gama referred to the financial and commercial support provided by Europe to the region.
Este mediodía, el Presidente en ejercicio del Consejo, Sr. Gama, mencionaba el apoyo financiero y comercial de Europa a favor de la región.

An essential component of this joint effort should, in any case, be this Parliament' s right of assent to the forthcoming changes to the Treaty.

Una parte fundamental de esta apuesta en común debe ser, en todo caso, el derecho de codecisión del Parlamento para las próximas modificaciones del Tratado.