<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A considerable number of Independent Administrative Authorities (IAA) operate in Greece which, essentially, are subject only to possible judicial scrutiny; any parliamentary scrutiny of these authorities has practically ceased, which has resulted in a lack of transparency and accountability.  A typical recent example was the indifference shown by the National Broadcasting Council and the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data in Greece during the latest attack by certain sections of the media on leading figures in the church and the judiciary, when insults and offensive language were directed personally and demeaningly at prominent figures in Greek society. This attack was, unfortunately, perpetrated through the use of numerous insinuations as well as illegal and falsified audiovisual material without this fact or the media involved coming under the scrutiny of the competent IAAs.  Another typical case of the improper functioning of an IAA is the illegal organisation in 2000 and 2002 of competitions to select teachers by the Greek Supreme Council for the Selection of Personnel (ASEP) about which there were numerous complaints even in the Hellenic Parliament. The competent prosecutor, Mr Yerakis, investigated these cases but his findings have still to be acted upon by ASEP, which is meant to be ‘self-regulatory’. Indicatively, one of the accusations is that the written papers in the competitions were not corrected by academics but by third persons, including even junior clerks (!).  Can the Council say how the currently besieged Greek judiciary can exercise due scrutiny over the IAAs when it is coming under direct as well as indirect, extraneous attack designed to undermine it? How is it possible, even where the Greek judiciary does take action (e.g. the case of ASEP) to investigate possible breaches of the law by IAAs, for its work not to be supported by the ministries responsible and for no action to be taken on a prosecutor's findings so that the celebrated notion of ‘self-regulation’ becomes a reality for all authorities without exception?"
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 = [12]. </s>
A considerable number of Independent Administrative Authorities (IAA) operate in Greece which, essentially, are subject only to possible judicial scrutiny; any parliamentary scrutiny of these authorities has practically ceased, which has resulted in a lack of transparency and accountability.  A typical recent example was the indifference shown by the National Broadcasting Council and the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data in Greece during the latest attack by certain sections of the media on leading figures in the church and the judiciary, when insults and offensive language were directed personally and demeaningly at prominent figures in Greek society. This attack was, unfortunately, perpetrated through the use of numerous insinuations as well as illegal and falsified audiovisual material without this fact or the media involved coming under the scrutiny of the competent IAAs.  Another typical case of the improper functioning of an IAA is the illegal organisation in 2000 and 2002 of competitions to select teachers by the Greek Supreme Council for the Selection of Personnel (ASEP) about which there were numerous complaints even in the Hellenic Parliament. The competent prosecutor, Mr Yerakis, investigated these cases but his findings have still to be acted upon by ASEP, which is meant to be ‘self-regulatory’. Indicatively, one of the accusations is that the written papers in the competitions were not corrected by academics but by third persons, including even junior clerks (!).  Can the Council say how the currently besieged Greek judiciary can exercise due scrutiny over the IAAs when it is coming under direct as well as indirect, extraneous attack designed to undermine it? How is it possible, even where the Greek judiciary does take action (e.g. the case of ASEP) to investigate possible breaches of the law by IAAs, for its work not to be supported by the ministries responsible and for no action to be taken on a prosecutor's findings so that the celebrated notion of ‘self-regulation’ becomes a reality for all authorities without exception?