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: ¿Podría explicar la Comisión la razón de la larga gestación de este proyecto que, en principio, debería haberse concretado ya en 1998?

Answer: Can the Commission account for the lengthy gestation of this draft, which should in theory have emerged in its final form in 1998?


Question: Es una cuestión de solidaridad y de progreso.

Answer: That is a question of solidarity and progress.


Question: Se trata de la afirmación de una política cultural europea respecto a la cual espero que nosotros, Parlamento, Comisión y Consejo, estemos de acuerdo.

Answer:
This is the affirmation of a European cultural policy. In this connection, I expect our three institutions, Parliament, the Commission and the Council, to be in agreement.