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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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Señor Presidente de la Comisión, permítame decirle, en nombre de mi Grupo, que apoyamos firmemente el punto de partida, el núcleo del análisis y la estrategia que hoy presenta a la Asamblea; a saber, que ahora la apuesta es innegablemente política.
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Mr President of the Commission, may I say to you on behalf of my group that we very much support the point of departure, the core of the analysis and the strategy that you bring to this House today: that is that the stakes now are irrefutably political.


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Ello sería dar muestra de respeto hacia esas zonas periféricas algo inquietas con la ampliación hacia el Este.
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This would show respect for these peripheral areas which are rather concerned about enlargement to the east.


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Los bombardeos durante meses de la OTAN en Kosovo y los esfuerzos de mediación en Oriente Medio contrastan claramente con la indiferencia internacional ante los conflictos que se desarrollan en África.
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The months of NATO bombardments of Kosovo and the mediation attempts in the Middle East are in stark contrast to international apathy with regard to the conflicts in Africa.