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: Es preciso tener muy en cuenta la situación de quienes, ante cambios económicos, fusiones, absorciones, nuevas tecnologías, etc., ven amenazadas o debilitadas sus posibilidades de trabajo.

Answer: We must be very aware of the situation of those people whose prospects of finding work are threatened or reduced by economic changes, mergers, take-overs, new technologies etc.


Question: Sin embargo, se trata de un importante criterio para la Unión Europea.

Answer: Nonetheless, these are important criteria for the European Union.


Question: Y por último, quiero decir que me parecen correctas las medidas de endurecimiento con respecto a los regímenes de pago y la fijación de precios, de modo que como consumidores tengamos un incentivo para emplear los recursos hidráulicos eficazmente y al mismo tiempo un régimen que promueva alcanzar los objetivos medioambientales, sobre los que creo que existe un consenso generalizado.

Answer:
And, finally, I want to say that I think that the tighter arrangements which are being introduced in regard to payment schemes and pricing are quite proper if we, as consumers, are to be given an incentive to use water resources efficiently and, at the same time, obtain arrangements which can promote the achievement of those environmental goals about which, I believe, there is broad agreement.