<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In a letter to the Greek Minister for the Environment and Energy (16April2012), the Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger, stated: ‘I note your commitments, which we had discussed and which you confirmed to me in your letter. More specifically, as you know, it is important for us that you not only examine financial revenue when deciding on a purchaser for DEPA/DESFA, but that you also take long-term energy policy assessments duly into consideration in your decision’.    Given the above, will the Commission say:      1.  What is Greece’s long-term energy policy and when was it adopted by the Greek authorities? What are its fundamental characteristics?      2.  On the basis of which regulation or directive must long-term energy policy be ‘duly’ taken into consideration together with financial revenue?"
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 = [8]. </s>
In a letter to the Greek Minister for the Environment and Energy (16April2012), the Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger, stated: ‘I note your commitments, which we had discussed and which you confirmed to me in your letter. More specifically, as you know, it is important for us that you not only examine financial revenue when deciding on a purchaser for DEPA/DESFA, but that you also take long-term energy policy assessments duly into consideration in your decision’.    Given the above, will the Commission say:      1.  What is Greece’s long-term energy policy and when was it adopted by the Greek authorities? What are its fundamental characteristics?      2.  On the basis of which regulation or directive must long-term energy policy be ‘duly’ taken into consideration together with financial revenue?