<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"At the June2018 European Council, the Member States’ heads of government called on the Commission to look into the possibility of establishing ‘regional disembarkation platforms’, more commonly known as ‘hotspots’, in Africa.  This could constitute a solution for immigrants who have been the subject of a deportation order but remain on EU territory. In France, for example, according to the national asylum authority OFPRA, only 26000 of the 90000 immigrants ordered to leave the country were actually deported in 2017.  Unfortunately, faced with the opposition of some African states to the establishment of such platforms on their territory, the Commission, represented by Jean-Claude Juncker and Dimitris Avramopoulos on 26October and 8November2018 respectively, expressly rejected the Member States’ proposal.  Does the Commission think it has means at its disposal that are as effective in combating illegal migration flows as the setting-up of hotspots in Africa would be?   Has the Commission, which could make European financial aid to African states contingent of the establishment of hotspots, scrapped this idea once and for all?"
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 = [9]. </s>
At the June2018 European Council, the Member States’ heads of government called on the Commission to look into the possibility of establishing ‘regional disembarkation platforms’, more commonly known as ‘hotspots’, in Africa.  This could constitute a solution for immigrants who have been the subject of a deportation order but remain on EU territory. In France, for example, according to the national asylum authority OFPRA, only 26000 of the 90000 immigrants ordered to leave the country were actually deported in 2017.  Unfortunately, faced with the opposition of some African states to the establishment of such platforms on their territory, the Commission, represented by Jean-Claude Juncker and Dimitris Avramopoulos on 26October and 8November2018 respectively, expressly rejected the Member States’ proposal.  Does the Commission think it has means at its disposal that are as effective in combating illegal migration flows as the setting-up of hotspots in Africa would be?   Has the Commission, which could make European financial aid to African states contingent of the establishment of hotspots, scrapped this idea once and for all?