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]: Es cierto que estamos hoy debatiendo este programa porque el Parlamento Europeo se empecinó en que esta iniciativa debía mantenerse.
[A]: It is a fact that we are debating this programme today because the European Parliament insisted that this initiative should be maintained.


[Q]: Abogo por una política de desarrollo transparente, solidaria y eficiente.
[A]: I advocate transparent, joint and efficient development policy.


[Q]: Durante los debates en comisión, hemos constatado también la dificultad de coordinar Interreg con otros instrumentos financieros de carácter anual o bianual, como MEDA, TACIS o PHARE.
[A]:
During debates in committee, we have also pointed out the difficulties involved in coordinating INTERREG with other annual or biannual financial instruments, such as MEDA, TACIS or PHARE.


