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: Señor Presidente, aplaudo la iniciativa EQUAL y el informe, que subraya la necesidad de distinguir entre las medidas para combatir la discriminación contra la mujer y las medidas para combatir la discriminación contra los grupos minoritarios.

Answer: Mr President, I welcome the EQUAL initiative and the report which highlights the need to distinguish between actions to combat discrimination against women and actions to combat discrimination against minority groups.


Question: Si tienen la ocasión de demostrar sus méritos reales, si suprimen al máximo las barreras relacionadas con lo específico de su condición, y no en el marco de un conflicto en que ellas darían la impresión de combatir contra los privilegios de los hombres, las mujeres darán prueba de su interés en conseguir la eclosión de sus carreras profesionales, y llegarán a modificar los desequilibrios que aún los desfavorecen.

Answer: By having the opportunity to show their true merit, by eliminating as far as possible the barriers associated to the specifics of their condition as women, and not in the context of a conflict in which women seem to be attacking male privilege, women will demonstrate the benefits to be gained by facilitating a situation where their professional careers may flourish. In this way they will succeed in altering balances which are still not in their favour.


Question: Sin embargo, no hay impedimentos para que los países miembros colaboren e intercambien ideas en temas de carácter social.

Answer:
That does not, however, prevent the Member States from cooperating and exchanging ideas in the social sphere.