<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"For the Community programming period 2007‑13 numerous financing programmes have been developed; with these programmes the EU intends to support projects under various sectoral policies.  The municipality of Milan (Lombardy, Italy) is in need of financing in the area of intelligent energy, the objectives being to develop new energy standards, promote and disseminate information, encourage the transfer of experiences and contribute to the creation of institutional capacity in relation to that policy.   In this connection, can the Commission state whether the municipality of Milan has submitted any projects under the Intelligent Energy Europe programme?  If so, could the Commission state whether the municipality of Milan has obtained any financing and if this has been used within the proper time-frame and in the proper fashion, or whether the sums granted have had to be reimbursed?"
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 = [8]. </s>
For the Community programming period 2007‑13 numerous financing programmes have been developed; with these programmes the EU intends to support projects under various sectoral policies.  The municipality of Milan (Lombardy, Italy) is in need of financing in the area of intelligent energy, the objectives being to develop new energy standards, promote and disseminate information, encourage the transfer of experiences and contribute to the creation of institutional capacity in relation to that policy.   In this connection, can the Commission state whether the municipality of Milan has submitted any projects under the Intelligent Energy Europe programme?  If so, could the Commission state whether the municipality of Milan has obtained any financing and if this has been used within the proper time-frame and in the proper fashion, or whether the sums granted have had to be reimbursed?