TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
PROBLEM: Firstly, I agree on the need to guarantee equal conditions for aid to all Member States and, secondly, on the need for transparency with regard to this aid.

SOLUTION: En primer lugar, en la necesidad de garantizar condiciones iguales de ayuda a todos los Estados miembros y, en segundo lugar, en la transparencia de esas ayudas.

PROBLEM: That is another point, i.e. the question of obligation, which you were somewhat unclear on in your White Paper.

SOLUTION: También en este aspecto se muestra usted algo impreciso en su Libro Blanco en lo que se refiere a la obligatoriedad.

PROBLEM: We hope that 2000 will be the year for action, in the same way that 1999 was the year for expectations.

SOLUTION:
Esperamos que el 2000 sea el año de las realizaciones, como 1999 lo ha sido de las expectativas.