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 tarea, en mi calidad de ponente de opinión de la Comisión de Medio Ambiente, ha sido muy sencilla.

SOLUTION: My task as draftsman of the opinion of the Environment Committee is a very simple one.

PROBLEM: Les insto a estudiar seriamente este problema, ya que la ruptura de la continuidad tendrá consecuencias muy graves para el programa y un efecto negativo en los trabajadores profesionales y voluntarios.

SOLUTION: I urge you to look seriously at this problem. A break in continuity will have serious consequences for the programme and certainly a disruptive effect on voluntary and professional workers.

PROBLEM: El camino ha sido muy largo, especialmente por el problema jurídico que sobrevino por la medida en que podía considerarse que la Comunidad tenía competencias plenas en los temas de la propiedad intelectual.

SOLUTION:
It is a fact that the road has been a long one, mainly because of the legal problem that arose in connection with the extent to which the Community could be considered to have absolute competence in matters of intellectual property.