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).

[Q]: En primer lugar, como ha resaltado mi colega el Sr. Bowis, es retroactiva y errónea de principio.
[A]: First of all, as my colleague Mr Bowis has pointed out, it is retrospective and that is wrong in principle.


[Q]: Tenemos que afrontar el compromiso de asegurar que no sólo construimos una Europa de las ciudades.
[A]: There must always be a commitment to ensuring that we do not only build a Europe of the cities alone.


[Q]: Así, seremos capaces de sustituir pobreza, dependencia y alienación por igualdad, iniciativa y participación, y conseguiremos restaurar la credibilidad de la UE y que los ciudadanos estén seguros de que Europa puede aplicar medidas locales para solucionar problemas locales.
[A]:
We shall thereby be able to replace poverty, dependency and alienation with equity, initiative and participation. This will help us to restore the credibility of the EU and the confidence of citizens that Europe can deliver local action to solve local problems.