In this task, you are given a sentence in the Swedish language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: Sanningen är att frustrationen ökar när vi konstaterar svagheterna i konventionen (och protokollen i anslutning till detta skydd), som fem år efter att den undertecknats ännu inte har ratificerats eller trätt i kraft.

A: Frustration inevitably sets in when we see the weakness of the Convention (and of the protocols relating to this protection) which, five years after being signed, has still not been ratified and has still not come into force.
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Q: För det andra är projekten belastande - ja, lemlästande - för de nationella demokratierna.

A: But, secondly, the projects will put a strain on, indeed will be injurious to, the national democracies.
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Q: Ett direktiv om säkerhet till havs har förberetts under många år, men arbetet framskrider mycket långsamt.

A:
A directive on maritime safety has been in preparation for many years, but it is making very slow progress.
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