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).
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Question: Señor Presidente, señora Comisaria, Señorías, el objetivo de poner a punto una estrategia para modernizar la protección social en la Unión Europea es, sin duda, acertado.

Answer: Mr President, Commissioner, the aim of developing a coordinated strategy for modernising social protection in the European Union is certainly an admirable one.


Question: Señor Haarder, que yo sepa, ningún funcionario ha sido autorizado para decir cosa semejante.

Answer: Mr Haarder, to my knowledge no official has been authorised to say such a thing.


Question: Señor Presidente, mi enhorabuena a la ponente por un informe magnífico.

Answer:
Mr President, my compliments to the rapporteur on a splendid report.