<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to reports in the international press, following the end of the Arafat era the European Union intends to continue unabated its enormous financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), despite the many abuses within the PA whose existence has been clearly demonstrated in inquiries by international organisations (Die Presse, 12 November 2004).  The head of the Commission's delegation in Israel, Ambassador Giancarlo Chevallard, said in October 2002 that the EU's monthly financial grant to the PA was intended for the payment of salaries to people employed in education, health care, social services and security (Funding For Peace Coalition, Managing European Taxpayers' Money, 2004, p. 19). In reality, much money goes to finance terrorist activities and terrorist organisations.  The investigation by Mr Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German quality newspaper Die Zeit was a pioneering one in this respect. PA documents reveal that in 2002 the real cost of the wages paid by the PA was between 40 and 45% lower than the wage bill financed by the EU. When a definitive list of names and bank account numbers appeared, it became apparent that 7000 ‘employees’ could not be identified (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., pp. 17-18).  The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a terrorist movement which has been involved in innumerable terrorist attacks in which innocent people have been murdered. The Prime Minister of Palestine, Mr Ahmed Querei, has said publicly that the brigades are an integral part of the Fatah organisation and of the PA. It emerged during an interview with senior members of the PA and Fatah leaders on the BBC in November 2003 that the PA had transferred $ 50000 in monthly expenses to the Al-Aqsa martyrs. Shortly after the above-mentioned 7000 ‘ghost employees’ had been removed from the PA's payroll, the brigades publicly complained that their ‘wages’ were no longer being paid. They threatened to break off their association with Fatah. In response to this, Palestinian leader Arafat incorporated them into the official security forces (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., p. 20).  Does the EU regard the Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades as a terrorist organisation? If so, what view does the Commission take of the statement by Mr Ahmed Querei? Is it not true that at least some members of the brigades indirectly receive EU funding in their capacity as employees of the PA?"
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 = [19]. </s>
According to reports in the international press, following the end of the Arafat era the European Union intends to continue unabated its enormous financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), despite the many abuses within the PA whose existence has been clearly demonstrated in inquiries by international organisations (Die Presse, 12 November 2004).  The head of the Commission's delegation in Israel, Ambassador Giancarlo Chevallard, said in October 2002 that the EU's monthly financial grant to the PA was intended for the payment of salaries to people employed in education, health care, social services and security (Funding For Peace Coalition, Managing European Taxpayers' Money, 2004, p. 19). In reality, much money goes to finance terrorist activities and terrorist organisations.  The investigation by Mr Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German quality newspaper Die Zeit was a pioneering one in this respect. PA documents reveal that in 2002 the real cost of the wages paid by the PA was between 40 and 45% lower than the wage bill financed by the EU. When a definitive list of names and bank account numbers appeared, it became apparent that 7000 ‘employees’ could not be identified (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., pp. 17-18).  The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a terrorist movement which has been involved in innumerable terrorist attacks in which innocent people have been murdered. The Prime Minister of Palestine, Mr Ahmed Querei, has said publicly that the brigades are an integral part of the Fatah organisation and of the PA. It emerged during an interview with senior members of the PA and Fatah leaders on the BBC in November 2003 that the PA had transferred $ 50000 in monthly expenses to the Al-Aqsa martyrs. Shortly after the above-mentioned 7000 ‘ghost employees’ had been removed from the PA's payroll, the brigades publicly complained that their ‘wages’ were no longer being paid. They threatened to break off their association with Fatah. In response to this, Palestinian leader Arafat incorporated them into the official security forces (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., p. 20).  Does the EU regard the Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades as a terrorist organisation? If so, what view does the Commission take of the statement by Mr Ahmed Querei? Is it not true that at least some members of the brigades indirectly receive EU funding in their capacity as employees of the PA?