TASK DEFINITION: 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).
PROBLEM: 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.

SOLUTION: 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.

PROBLEM: Una iniciativa comunitaria implica la participación de la comunidad local.

SOLUTION: The Community initiative means community involvement.

PROBLEM: Quisiera recordar también que lo que existía era una mínima iniciativa comunitaria, que nosotros propusimos aumentar esta dotación mediante una enmienda, que ha sido rechazada.

SOLUTION:
As the smallest Community initiative in existence, we therefore proposed an increase in its funding through an amendment which was rejected.