<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The disaster caused by the Baia Mare gold mine in Romania polluting the waters of the Danube with a huge quantity of cyanide has sounded more alarm bells concerning the parlous state of environmental protection in the countries seeking accession. The situation is alarming in that none of these countries meets all the requirements laid down by the EU.    This being so:      1.  Does the Commission regard as sufficient the € 50 billion earmarked for guaranteeing environmental protection in Agenda 2000?      2.  Can the Commission state which countries are complying with the EU's rules in this domain?      3.  Does the Commission agree that environmental protection, in addition to the environmental safety standards already called for in relation to nuclear power stations in the opinion adopted by the previous European Parliament, should be an essential prerequisite for EU accession?"
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 = [7]. </s>
The disaster caused by the Baia Mare gold mine in Romania polluting the waters of the Danube with a huge quantity of cyanide has sounded more alarm bells concerning the parlous state of environmental protection in the countries seeking accession. The situation is alarming in that none of these countries meets all the requirements laid down by the EU.    This being so:      1.  Does the Commission regard as sufficient the € 50 billion earmarked for guaranteeing environmental protection in Agenda 2000?      2.  Can the Commission state which countries are complying with the EU's rules in this domain?      3.  Does the Commission agree that environmental protection, in addition to the environmental safety standards already called for in relation to nuclear power stations in the opinion adopted by the previous European Parliament, should be an essential prerequisite for EU accession?