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).
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Question: Perhaps this is also why, as is rumoured to be the case, the Council has become bogged down in its negotiations on this as well.

Answer: Quizá sea ésta la razón por la que, según nos cuentan, las negociaciones en el seno del Consejo también se hallan en vía muerta.


Question: It is essential that this long overdue step be taken.

Answer: ¡Es algo que hay que lograr de una vez!


Question: But for pity' s sake, and I am not saying this to you in an aggressive way, please do not present appropriations which have previously been earmarked under an unrelated regional policy as aid for victims of the storms.

Answer:
Pero, por favor -y lo digo sin agresividad para con usted- no presente como una ayuda a las víctimas de la tormenta créditos ya previstos anteriormente, en el marco de una política regional que nada tiene que ver.