In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

Q: Furthermore, I would like to say that the Council believes that 1999 was an important year in the field of justice and home affairs.

A: Independientemente de eso, quisiera decirles que, en opinión del Consejo, 1999 fue un año relevante en lo que respecta a los ámbitos de justicia y asuntos interiores.
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Q: It is because the richest people are being favoured everywhere with state money that throughout Europe social protection is being reduced, public services are being abandoned, hospitals are being closed.

A: Precisamente porque en todos lados se favorece a los más ricos con dinero del Estado, en toda Europa se está reduciendo la protección social, se están abandonando los servicios públicos y cerrando hospitales.
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Q: They are increasing in competitiveness but they are not all experiencing an increase in wealth because there is no increase in employment and there are still differences in employment opportunities between regions.

A:
Están creciendo en competitividad, pero no llega a todos el incremento de la riqueza porque no se incrementa el empleo y persiste la diferencia de oportunidades de empleo en unas y otras regiones.
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