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).

[EX Q]: La directiva sigue en pie.
[EX A]: The directive remains in place.

[EX Q]: Éste es un asunto acerca del cual mis opiniones personales han sido siempre sumamente inequívocas, pues siempre he votado contra la pena de muerte.
[EX A]: This has always been a subject about which I personally have felt extremely strongly, I have always voted against the death penalty.

[EX Q]: La región mediterránea ha tenido que luchar por su desarrollo tratando de superar esta adversidad siglo a siglo, año a año, día a día hasta hoy mismo.
[EX A]:
The Mediterranean region has had to fight for its development by trying to overcome this adversity, century after century, year after year, day after day, and is still doing so today.