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: Esta situación es particularmente grave para países como Portugal, en el que las pensiones y las jubilaciones mínimas poco superan la mitad del salario mínimo nacional, que, a su vez, es el más bajo de toda la Unión Europea.

SOLUTION: This situation is particularly serious in countries such as Portugal where the minimum pensions and pension schemes are barely more than half of the minimum national wage which in turn, is the lowest in the whole of Europe.

PROBLEM: ¿Creen ustedes que en el futuro disminuirán las exigencias de los consumidores para que los coches sean más respetuosos con el medio ambiente y consuman menos combustible?

SOLUTION: Do you believe that consumer demand for environmentally friendly cars and more fuel-efficient cars is going to decline in the future? What kind of requirements do you think our children and grandchildren and future legislators are going to make of cars?

PROBLEM: Se encarga a estos expertos que valoren hasta qué punto los funcionarios de la Comisión Europea están dispuestos a aprobar los planes.

SOLUTION:
The task of these experts is to gauge to what extent European Commission officials would be prepared to approve plans.