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).

[EX Q]: Estos programas han fomentado la cooperacion transfronteriza, transnacional e interregional en la Union Europea, privilegiando un desarrollo equilibrado del espacio comunitario.
[EX A]: These programmes promoted cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation within the European Union by encouraging balanced development of the Community area.

[EX Q]: Esto ya lo saben ustedes, pero quiero repetirlo, sin embargo, para quienes me escuchan.
[EX A]: This is something you already know, but I would nonetheless also repeat it for the benefit of those who are listening.

[EX Q]: La directiva tiene, en nuestra opinion, algunos defectos que queremos rectificar en esta Asamblea para convertirla en una directiva con vocacion de futuro.
[EX A]:
We believe that the directive has a few weaknesses that we in the House should work on to produce a directive which is genuinely ground-breaking.