<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"With the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union has set a high standard for privacy and data protection. In other parts of the world, privacy and data protection standards are being introduced or upgraded. However, the protection of civil liberties and rights globally is not keeping up with technological progress, the growing importance of data, the rise of new and powerful actors, both economic and political giants, and the pressure multilateralism is under.1.Does the Commission agree that in the aforementioned context, the EU needs to take the lead on a global initiative on the protection of privacy and personal data?2.Will the Commission put forward an initiative, analogous to the Paris Agreement as the global answer to climate change, for a worldwide, visible and legally binding agreement on the protection of privacy and personal data, and call for a global UN-level conference to lay the foundations for such a privacy agreement?"
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 = [2]. </s>
With the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union has set a high standard for privacy and data protection. In other parts of the world, privacy and data protection standards are being introduced or upgraded. However, the protection of civil liberties and rights globally is not keeping up with technological progress, the growing importance of data, the rise of new and powerful actors, both economic and political giants, and the pressure multilateralism is under.1.Does the Commission agree that in the aforementioned context, the EU needs to take the lead on a global initiative on the protection of privacy and personal data?2.Will the Commission put forward an initiative, analogous to the Paris Agreement as the global answer to climate change, for a worldwide, visible and legally binding agreement on the protection of privacy and personal data, and call for a global UN-level conference to lay the foundations for such a privacy agreement?