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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Question: ¿Podría explicar la Comisión la razón de la larga gestación de este proyecto que, en principio, debería haberse concretado ya en 1998?

Answer: Can the Commission account for the lengthy gestation of this draft, which should in theory have emerged in its final form in 1998?


Question: La inserción de la frontera marítima en el apartado A permitiría por fin reconocer en la periferia occidental una zona económica única e importante frente a la "continentalización" de la unión Europea.

Answer: The integration of the maritime border into strand A would finally allow the western periphery to be recognised as a unique and important economic area which is confronted by the 'continentalisation' of the European Union.


Question: ¿Está dispuesta la Comisión a suspender por completo la financiación mientras no se revisen los planes de desarrollo de la zona?

Answer:
Is the Commission ready to suspend funding completely, pending a review of the development plans of the area?