<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to a Council document dated 29 January 2021(1), the Commission views as satisfactory the eight-month period that Member States have to complete operations to return irregular migrants to their countries of origin.The Member States met in a Council working party on 3 February 2021 and expressed their concern about the document, taking the view that the eight-month period would cause a range of problems, including the financial burden of dealing with illegal migrants and the risk that they will abscond within the EU, making it impossible to return them to their country of origin.The countries on the front line think this period is much too long and that it should be cut to four months, or even to five or six weeks.Is the Commission intending to shorten this time period in its migration and asylum pact, given the problems mentioned above?  (1)http://bit.ly/36GbYb8"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [9]. </s>
According to a Council document dated 29 January 2021(1), the Commission views as satisfactory the eight-month period that Member States have to complete operations to return irregular migrants to their countries of origin.The Member States met in a Council working party on 3 February 2021 and expressed their concern about the document, taking the view that the eight-month period would cause a range of problems, including the financial burden of dealing with illegal migrants and the risk that they will abscond within the EU, making it impossible to return them to their country of origin.The countries on the front line think this period is much too long and that it should be cut to four months, or even to five or six weeks.Is the Commission intending to shorten this time period in its migration and asylum pact, given the problems mentioned above?  (1)http://bit.ly/36GbYb8