<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The second subparagraph of Article287(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that: ‘The Court of Auditors shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This statement may be supplemented by specific assessments for each major area of Union activity.’    Over the years, the European Court of Auditors has presented this statement of assurance in different ways and, more recently, for the financial year ending on 31December2010, in the form of four opinions on:      —  the reliability of the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of commitments underlying the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts, together with evidence supporting this last opinion, which is unfavourable.    The fact that the Court of Auditors has presented a statement of assurance following its audit in the form of four separate opinions makes it difficult for the European Parliament to decide whether it is dealing with a positive or negative statement of assurance. However, it is vital that the Court of Auditors’ opinion is accurately assessed by the European Parliament so that, in full knowledge of the facts, it can monitor the Commission and exercise its political responsibility which involves — acting on a recommendation from the Council — giving a discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of theEU budget pursuant to Article319 TFEU based on the statement of assurance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article287(1) TFEU.  In view of this, Iam asking whoever it may concern at the Commission, whether, by submitting its statement of assurance like this with four separate opinions, the European Court of Auditors is acting in strict compliance with Article287 TFEU, which provides for a single statement of assurance and not several opinions?"
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 second subparagraph of Article287(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that: ‘The Court of Auditors shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This statement may be supplemented by specific assessments for each major area of Union activity.’    Over the years, the European Court of Auditors has presented this statement of assurance in different ways and, more recently, for the financial year ending on 31December2010, in the form of four opinions on:      —  the reliability of the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of commitments underlying the accounts;      —  the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts, together with evidence supporting this last opinion, which is unfavourable.    The fact that the Court of Auditors has presented a statement of assurance following its audit in the form of four separate opinions makes it difficult for the European Parliament to decide whether it is dealing with a positive or negative statement of assurance. However, it is vital that the Court of Auditors’ opinion is accurately assessed by the European Parliament so that, in full knowledge of the facts, it can monitor the Commission and exercise its political responsibility which involves — acting on a recommendation from the Council — giving a discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of theEU budget pursuant to Article319 TFEU based on the statement of assurance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article287(1) TFEU.  In view of this, Iam asking whoever it may concern at the Commission, whether, by submitting its statement of assurance like this with four separate opinions, the European Court of Auditors is acting in strict compliance with Article287 TFEU, which provides for a single statement of assurance and not several opinions?