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: Por ello saludo la continuación del programa.

SOLUTION: I therefore welcome the continuation of the programme.

PROBLEM: En primer lugar, Finlandia y Dinamarca tienen medidas de excepción al principio general de libre circulación de mercancías hasta el año 2003.

SOLUTION: Firstly, Finland and Denmark are subject to exemptions to the basic rule of the free movement of goods until 2003.

PROBLEM: Por ello, me gustaría abordar un tema más general y comenzar con un par de cifras, en mi opinión, bastante útiles.

SOLUTION:
I should therefore like to discuss something more general and begin with a couple of, in my view, useful figures.