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).

[Q]: Así es, aunque los miembros de la organización son los Estados de la Unión y no la UE.
[A]: This is the case, in spite of the fact that it is not the EU, but only the Member States, which belong to the organisation.


[Q]: Dicho sea de paso, es todavía más asombroso que el Consejo no haya intervenido.
[A]: And let me say in passing, it is even more astonishing that the Council allowed it to.


[Q]: Ya es hora, hoy día, de aclarar las reglas del juego, antes de que todos resulten perdedores.
[A]:
We have to lay down the rules of play today, before we all lose.