<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"There has recently been an escalation in the number of attacks on gay and lesbian communities throughout Europe. Incidents such as the throwing of an explosive device at a gay bar in the city of Gijón on 1August 1999, or the terrorist attack on a similar establishment in London in which several lives were lost, are truly alarming developments.  Such crimes are particularly serious in a region such as the European Union, where the protection of human rights is a basic issue, especially at the present time when we are drafting a European Charter of Fundamental Rights.  Moreover, the basic treaties of the European Union incorporate such principles as freedom of, entitlement to and respect for any religious, political or sexual opinion and prohibit discrimination on any of these grounds.  Hence under new Article 13 introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam the Council is entitled to take appropriate action, on a proposal from the Commission, to combat discrimination based, amongst other things, on sexual orientation. For this reason, deplorable incidents of this kind call for a clear and tough response from the Union's institutions, and specifically from the Commission as the proper guardian of the Treaties.    The Commission:      1.  Can it give details of the number of attacks on gays, lesbians and trans-sexuals within the territory of the European Union, in each of the Member States, from 1995 to date?      2.  What range of measures does it plan to take to prevent and avoid attacks of this kind?"
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 = [2]. </s>
There has recently been an escalation in the number of attacks on gay and lesbian communities throughout Europe. Incidents such as the throwing of an explosive device at a gay bar in the city of Gijón on 1August 1999, or the terrorist attack on a similar establishment in London in which several lives were lost, are truly alarming developments.  Such crimes are particularly serious in a region such as the European Union, where the protection of human rights is a basic issue, especially at the present time when we are drafting a European Charter of Fundamental Rights.  Moreover, the basic treaties of the European Union incorporate such principles as freedom of, entitlement to and respect for any religious, political or sexual opinion and prohibit discrimination on any of these grounds.  Hence under new Article 13 introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam the Council is entitled to take appropriate action, on a proposal from the Commission, to combat discrimination based, amongst other things, on sexual orientation. For this reason, deplorable incidents of this kind call for a clear and tough response from the Union's institutions, and specifically from the Commission as the proper guardian of the Treaties.    The Commission:      1.  Can it give details of the number of attacks on gays, lesbians and trans-sexuals within the territory of the European Union, in each of the Member States, from 1995 to date?      2.  What range of measures does it plan to take to prevent and avoid attacks of this kind?