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: In the period leading up to this, it already appeared, on the basis of the initial drafts, that the Commission had made very important pledges.

A: Ya en la primera fase, la Comisión efectuó promesas muy importantes basadas en sus ideas iniciales.
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Q: Too often we have put forward recommendations and they have not been acted upon even though you have said very often that you will act on them.

A: En demasiadas ocasiones hemos hecho recomendaciones y éstas no han sido llevadas a cabo a pesar de que muy a menudo ustedes dijeran que lo harían.
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Q: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I heartily congratulate the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the entire European Parliament for the great deal of interest shown in competition-related subjects.

A:
Señor Presidente, Señorías, agradezco muy calurosamente a la Comisión de Asuntos Económicos y Monetarios y a todo el Parlamento Europeo el gran interés mostrado por los temas de la competencia.
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