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).

No puedo negar que en años pasados hemos observado cierta carencia por parte del Gobierno griego en lo relativo a la aplicación del nuevo reglamento y del reglamento anterior para la participación de los representantes de la sociedad civil.
Why would I not say that we have noticed in previous years, on the part of the Greek Government, some shortcomings in the application of the new Regulation and the previous regulation in terms of involving representatives of civil society?

Permítanme abundar en dos elementos de esta propuesta.
I would like to enter into the two elements of this topic in more detail.

Brinda un marco que permite prevenir una deterioración suplementaria de toda índole, proteger los ecosistemas, fomentar una utilización sostenible del agua, contribuir a luchar contra las inundaciones y sequías y eliminar progresivamente los vertidos de sustancias peligrosas.

It provides a framework within which we can prevent any further deterioration, protect ecosystems, promote sustainable water use, help to fight floods and drought and gradually eliminate the disposal of dangerous substances.