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: If this is not to be a mere media event, it will need to be carefully prepared by a joint committee, the composition of which the Portuguese Presidency has already proposed.

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Q: At midday, Mr Gama referred to the financial and commercial support provided by Europe to the region.

A: Este mediodía, el Presidente en ejercicio del Consejo, Sr. Gama, mencionaba el apoyo financiero y comercial de Europa a favor de la región.
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Q: The centralised ex ante approval system was doubtlessly originally designed to ensure carefulness but, over the years, it has had the perverse effect of reducing the extent to which managers feel responsible for their decisions.

A:
El sistema de autorización ex ante fue, sin duda, diseñado originalmente para asegurar la cautela pero, a lo largo de los años, ha desplegado el efecto perverso de reducir el punto hasta el que se sienten responsables los gestores por sus decisiones.
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