<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The COVID-19 pandemic in Europe is still causing serious difficulties for our citizens and our economy. In Italy, the main regions are undergoing a second lockdown, which once again concerns commercial and professional activities, thereby limiting opportunities to access EU programmes. We need to contain the spread of the epidemic, but we also need to address the difficulties encountered in the conduction of normal business, in particular those relating to participation in tendering procedures and calls for proposals managed by the Commission.Does the Commission not think it might be appropriate to postpone the deadlines for calls, as it did in spring this year?"
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 = [1]. </s>
The COVID-19 pandemic in Europe is still causing serious difficulties for our citizens and our economy. In Italy, the main regions are undergoing a second lockdown, which once again concerns commercial and professional activities, thereby limiting opportunities to access EU programmes. We need to contain the spread of the epidemic, but we also need to address the difficulties encountered in the conduction of normal business, in particular those relating to participation in tendering procedures and calls for proposals managed by the Commission.Does the Commission not think it might be appropriate to postpone the deadlines for calls, as it did in spring this year?