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).

[Q]: Un segundo punto que requiere nuestra atención es la posibilidad del abuso de poder y de política de favoritismos por las autoridades regionales y municipales.
[A]: A second point where we need to focus our attention is the possibility of nepotism and abuse of power within regional and local councils.


[Q]: Esto me parece demasiado tiempo.
[A]: That seems to me to be rather too long.


[Q]: Por este motivo, la Comisión ha decidido preparar una propuesta sobre la materia y, desde 1997, ha tratado el asunto con las diferentes partes interesadas.
[A]:
Consequently, the Commission decided to prepare a proposal on the subject and, since 1997, has been involved in discussions with the parties concerned.