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: Se ha dicho ya que el objetivo de URBAN es la promoción de estrategias innovadoras de regeneración económica y social en las áreas urbanas, habida cuenta de que no menos del 80% de la población europea está concentrado en las ciudades.

SOLUTION: As we have heard, the objective of URBAN is the promotion of innovative strategies to promote economic and social regeneration in urban areas, bearing in mind that 80% of the population of Europe lives in cities.

PROBLEM: Se han previsto cinco meses.

SOLUTION: Five months are provided for this.

PROBLEM: A través de las enmiendas aprobadas en comisión, el Parlamento ha buscado la forma de completar el trabajo de la Comisión ejecutiva, introduciendo elementos nuevos en la lista de las zonas destinatarias de las ayudas, sobre todo a favor de las fronteras externas y marítimas del sur de Europa.

SOLUTION:
By means of amendments adopted in committee, Parliament has tried to supplement the Commission' s work, by including new elements in the list of areas targeted for aid, and in particular external border areas and maritime border areas in Southern Europe.