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).
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Question: These two considerations are diametrically opposed to each other, and I really fail to grasp how such a proposal can end up on the table.

Answer: Las dos propuestas se oponen diametralmente y realmente no entiendo cómo ha salido a relucir semejante sugerencia.


Question: I believe - as I think we all do - that Portugal, its former president, Mr Soares, and its government, maintained a cautious and middle-of-the-road stance during the bombings in the Balkans.

Answer: Tengo en cuenta - creo que todos nosotros - que Portugal, su entonces Presidente, el Sr. Soares, y su Gobierno mantuvieron una postura prudente y mediocre durante los bombardeos en los Balcanes.


Question: I would like to insist to the Portuguese Presidency that we must play a greater role, that it is time to take over and to secure greater participation for the European Union in this process.

Answer:
Quisiera insistir ante la Presidencia portuguesa en que hay que tener mayor protagonismo, en que es hora de tomar el relevo y de asumir mayor presencia de la Unión Europea en este tema.