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: Señor Dupuis, en primer lugar concedo mucho valor, en mi vida pública, a la palabra "ciudadano".

Answer: Mr Dupuis, first of all I attach a great deal of importance in my public life to the word 'citizen' .


Question: Por eso, al entablar el debate relativo a la directiva-marco sobre el agua, ya en primera lectura, el Parlamento Europeo tuvo mucho interés en pedir una coherencia entre la directiva-marco y los objetivos internacionales y, en particular, en lo relativo a la observancia de OSPAR, una convergencia que sea efectiva, concreta y que nos comprometa a la adopción de medidas.

Answer: This is why in the debate on the framework directive on water policy, the European Parliament has since the first reading demanded coherence between the framework directive and the international objectives, particularly with regard to respect for OSPAR. This convergence must be effective and specific and must commit us to action.


Question: Se trata de cosas muy importantes, a pesar de que los sistemas de la Unión Europea sean muy distintos.

Answer:
The issues involved are extremely important but the systems in the European Union are quite different from one another.