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).

En octubre de 1999, tras el exito obtenido por LEADER I y LEADER II, la Comision decidio prorrogar la iniciativa.
In October 1999, following the success of LEADER I and LEADER II, the Commission decided to extend the initiative.