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: En su forma actual, esta directiva puede tener consecuencias muy aciagas y a largo plazo sobre el medio ambiente y el agua potable.

Answer: In its unaltered form, the present directive could, in fact, have very unfortunate and long-term consequences for the environment and for our drinking water.


Question: Añádase a ello que el sector agrario es responsable del 34% del producto nacional bruto de los países en vías de desarrollo frente al 5.3% comunitario.

Answer: Add to this the fact that the agricultural sector accounts for 34% of the developing countries' gross national product, compared with 5.3% in the EU.


Question: Informe (A5-0028/2000) del Sr. Decourrière, en nombre de la Comisión de Política Regional, Transportes y Turismo, sobre la comunicación de la Comisión (COM(1999) 479 - C5-0243/1999 - 1999/2178 (COS)) a los Estados miembros por la que se establecen orientaciones para una iniciativa comunitaria sobre la cooperación transeuropea y destinada a favorecer un desarrollo armonioso y equilibrado del territorio europeo (INTERREG)

Answer:
Report (A5-0028/2000) by Mr Decourrière, on behalf of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, on the draft communication from the Commission to the Member States laying down guidelines for a Community Initiative concerning trans-European cooperation intended to encourage harmonious and balanced development of the European territory (INTERREG) [COM(1999) 479 - C5-0243/1999 - 1999/2178 (COS)]