In this task, you are given a sentence in the Swedish language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
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Question: Kommissionens allmänna ståndpunkt innebär en rimlig kompromiss på så sätt att tillverkarna skall betala en betydande del av kostnaden, inte hela kostnaden som Bowis nämnde av misstag.

Answer: The Council common position reached a reasonable compromise in that the manufacturers should pay a significant part of the cost, not all of it as Mr Bowis has mistakenly said.


Question: Därför föreslår jag att kostnaderna delas av den första ägaren och tillverkaren.

Answer: This is why I propose splitting the costs between the first holder and the manufacturer.


Question: ) Herr talman, herr kommissionär! Berends betänkande följer exakt den strategi som Europeiska kommissionen har definierat genom att frågan om ökad konkurrenskraft ställs i absolut fokus.

Answer:
Mr President, Commissioner, Mr Berend' s report is precisely in line with the strategy determined by the European Commission inasmuch as the question of increasing competitiveness is brought right to the fore.