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).

Desde que intentamos hacer algo en Europa en cuanto a la cooperación al desarrollo, la eficacia y la calidad se cuestionan.
Ever since we have attempted to do something about development cooperation, its effectiveness and quality have been called into question.

Quiere usted tranquilizar a los aspirantes al ingreso y también a la opinión europea.
You are looking to reassure the acceding countries, as well as European opinion.

La verdad es que es bastante absurdo que refinanciemos ahora las asociaciones creadas en 1994 hasta el punto de excluir nuevos vínculos interregionales.

It really is quite nonsensical that partnerships set up in 1994 are being rolled over now to the exclusion of new inter-regional links.