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: Mi Grupo está satisfecho de que el Consejo de Asuntos Sociales diera luz verde a finales del año pasado a la puesta en marcha de una estrategia de cooperación mejor y que ya se haya encargado a un grupo de alto nivel que presente en junio de 2000 el primer informe al Consejo.

SOLUTION: My group is pleased that the Social Affairs Council gave the go-ahead for a better cooperation strategy as early on as the end of last year and that, in fact, a group of high-ranking officials has already been commissioned to submit to the Council an initial report by June 2000.

PROBLEM: LEADER II (1994-1999), del que lamentablemente no tenemos aún una evaluación total, ha tenido un alcance mayor que LEADER I: los beneficiarios habrían sido más de 800 y, tras la redistribución de los recursos, los fondos deberían haber superado los 4.000 millones de euros.

SOLUTION: LEADER II (1994-1999), for which a total evaluation has, unfortunately, not yet been completed, had a wider scope than LEADER I: there were probably over 800 beneficiaries and the sums allocated, after reallocation of resources, probably amounted to over EUR 4 000 million.

PROBLEM: Pienso, pues, que es preciso aprovechar la ocasión.

SOLUTION:
I think we need to seize the opportunity.