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: Es cierto que estamos hoy debatiendo este programa porque el Parlamento Europeo se empecinó en que esta iniciativa debía mantenerse.

Answer: It is a fact that we are debating this programme today because the European Parliament insisted that this initiative should be maintained.


Question: Se prometió ya en septiembre que a partir de enero iba a haber un canal neerlandés.

Answer: I was promised back in September that there would be a Dutch channel by January.


Question: Los Estados miembros han desembolsado cantidades análogas.

Answer:
The Member States have spent similar amounts.