TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
PROBLEM: It goes without saying that that is not what the European Union' s competition policy is designed to achieve.

SOLUTION: Desde luego, ésta no puede ser la política de competencia de la Unión Europea.

PROBLEM: I am sure that your answer to this will be "yes" but I would be grateful if you could tell me if these gentlemen are also aware as to what the consequences of this will be?

SOLUTION: Usted me va a decir sin duda que sí, pero yo quiero saber de usted si estos señores saben también qué consecuencias tiene.

PROBLEM: Then there was the launching of Europol soon after the start of the Finnish Presidency, on 1 July 1999.

SOLUTION:
Luego vino la puesta en marcha de EUROPOL, al inicio de la Presidencia finlandesa, el 1 de julio de 1999.