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: Señor Presidente, señora Comisaria, ésta es una directiva muy importante.

SOLUTION: Mr President, Commissioner, this is a very important directive.

PROBLEM: En 1953 tuvimos una catástrofe de enormes dimensiones gracias a la cual a la vez pudimos desempeñar un papel precursor en el terreno de la construcción de diques.

SOLUTION: In 1953, we suffered an enormous flood at a time when we were able to play a pioneering role in terms of dam technology.

PROBLEM: Es un acuerdo de política medioambiental suscrito sobre una base voluntaria.

SOLUTION:
An environmental policy agreement has been signed on a voluntary basis.