TASK DEFINITION: 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).
PROBLEM: Nos honra la visita de esta delegación que tiene lugar poco antes de que entre en vigor el 1 de marzo del 2000, el Acuerdo de Asociación entre Marruecos y la Unión Europea.

SOLUTION: We are honoured by the visit of this delegation which is taking place shortly before the entry into force on 1 March 2000 of the Association Agreement between Morocco and the European Union.

PROBLEM: Así dispondremos de un instrumento totalmente idóneo para llevar a cabo, durante los cinco próximos años, una acción clara, bien estructurada y -estoy segura- fructífera a favor del sector cultural.

SOLUTION: We shall thus, in the course of the next five years, have a tool perfectly suited to developing clear, well-structured and, I am sure, successful measures in order to promote the cultural sector.

PROBLEM: Igualmente, es importante, a mi juicio, que no se amplíen excesivamente, y en consecuencia, no se desvirtúen, los criterios de selección para URBAN II.

SOLUTION:
Just as important in my view is not to broaden the selection criteria for URBAN II too much and thus water them down.