In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
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Question: Una observación previa: ha dicho usted que es necesario reconciliar al ciudadano europeo con las instituciones, es evidente, y por tanto creo que es importante preguntarse sobre las preocupaciones prioritarias de los ciudadanos.

Answer: Firstly, you have said that the citizens of Europe must be reconciled with the institutions. This is self-evident and it is therefore essential to find out their main concerns.


Question: Una parte muy importante, un tercio del agua potable que consumimos, se extrae en los Países Bajos de las aguas superficiales.

Answer: A very important component, to wit, one third of our drinking water, is extracted from surface water in the Netherlands.


Question: El grupo de presión de la industria del automóvil no ha conseguido sus objetivos hoy y eso me alegra.

Answer:
The car lobby was unsuccessful today and I am pleased about that.