Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Although we have cause to congratulate ourselves on the financial contribution agreed in the course of the conciliation - and I should like to thank the rapporteur on behalf of my group - the budget in question is still modest, given the considerable needs and still greater expectations of the populations concerned."
Ainsi, si l'on peut se féliciter de l'effort financier conclu lors de la conciliation - et je tiens, au nom de mon groupe, à remercier le rapporteur - ce budget reste modeste au vu des besoins considérables et des attentes encore plus importantes des populations concernées.