<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 27 July, the Council appointed the 22 European prosecutors of the newly established European Public Prosecutor’s Office.According to Regulation 2017/1939, each Member State had to nominate three candidates, and a selection panel would choose the most suitable.However, the Council decided not to endorse the panel’s selection in the case of Belgium, Bulgaria and Portugal, thus calling into question its legitimacy and independence. At no time did it give its reasons for this.Can the Council say:1.What were the reasons for its decision?2.Why were these reasons not disclosed, as required by Community law and the principles of good administration?3.In the case of Portugal, was the decision taken by the Portuguese Government, via the Minister of Justice, as it would appear from statements made by the Minister to the press?"
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 = [12]. </s>
On 27 July, the Council appointed the 22 European prosecutors of the newly established European Public Prosecutor’s Office.According to Regulation 2017/1939, each Member State had to nominate three candidates, and a selection panel would choose the most suitable.However, the Council decided not to endorse the panel’s selection in the case of Belgium, Bulgaria and Portugal, thus calling into question its legitimacy and independence. At no time did it give its reasons for this.Can the Council say:1.What were the reasons for its decision?2.Why were these reasons not disclosed, as required by Community law and the principles of good administration?3.In the case of Portugal, was the decision taken by the Portuguese Government, via the Minister of Justice, as it would appear from statements made by the Minister to the press?