<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Under Article 17 of Directive 2007/60/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks, Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 26 November 2009 and inform the Commission thereof forthwith.  (a)According to the unofficial table concerning compliance with the above deadline (Floods Directive Scoreboard(2)), only 9 Member States have submitted a report or information to the Commission to date, and   (b)the first deadline for completion of the preliminary flood risk assessment is December 2011, with the final deadline for completion of the flood risk management plans being December 2015.  In the light of the above, what is the Commission's latest information concerning compliance with the deadline laid down in Article 17?  What action will it take to speed up the implementation of Directive 2007/60/EC, which is already considerably behind schedule, given that floods, such as the overflowing of the  River Evros, continue to occur every year with cross-border consequences which affect not only Member States but also third countries?    (1)OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27.  (2)http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/timetable.htm"
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>
Under Article 17 of Directive 2007/60/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks, Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 26 November 2009 and inform the Commission thereof forthwith.  (a)According to the unofficial table concerning compliance with the above deadline (Floods Directive Scoreboard(2)), only 9 Member States have submitted a report or information to the Commission to date, and   (b)the first deadline for completion of the preliminary flood risk assessment is December 2011, with the final deadline for completion of the flood risk management plans being December 2015.  In the light of the above, what is the Commission's latest information concerning compliance with the deadline laid down in Article 17?  What action will it take to speed up the implementation of Directive 2007/60/EC, which is already considerably behind schedule, given that floods, such as the overflowing of the  River Evros, continue to occur every year with cross-border consequences which affect not only Member States but also third countries?    (1)OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27.  (2)http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/timetable.htm