TASK DEFINITION: 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).
PROBLEM: 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.

SOLUTION: 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.

PROBLEM: Esta es mi primera respuesta al tema del techo máximo.

SOLUTION: That is my initial response to the threshold question.

PROBLEM: Cada vez se respeta menos a los ciudadanos, sobre todo, en las situaciones de guerra.

SOLUTION:
Especially in situations of war, civilians are given less consideration all the time.