<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In view of:      -  the recent disaster (8November 1999), affecting mainly the southern Peloponnese, western Attiki and the prefecture of Magnisia, and the damage it caused,      -  unauthorised building practices, together with poor and substandard workmanship (for example on the national road link between Athens and Korinthos), and the altering of water courses (for example the Kifisos) which form ecosystems, together with the major fire which destroyed the Penteli forests in 1998, all of which have had a disastrous impact on water drainage systems.    1.How many flood protection measures in Greece have received funding from the Commission? Which if any of these projects have been completed and if so when? Was Commission funding officially earmarked for afforestation utilised and where? Have the Greek authorities submitted any proposals to improve the state of the river Kifisos which overflowed in 1997, as requested by the Commissioner responsible for the environment in response to my written question (E-0188/97)(1)?  2.Could the Commission provide indirect aid for infrastructural measures regarded as eligible for funding by the local authorities, giving priority to areas affected by the recent bad weather?    (1)OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 122."
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 = [7]. </s>
In view of:      -  the recent disaster (8November 1999), affecting mainly the southern Peloponnese, western Attiki and the prefecture of Magnisia, and the damage it caused,      -  unauthorised building practices, together with poor and substandard workmanship (for example on the national road link between Athens and Korinthos), and the altering of water courses (for example the Kifisos) which form ecosystems, together with the major fire which destroyed the Penteli forests in 1998, all of which have had a disastrous impact on water drainage systems.    1.How many flood protection measures in Greece have received funding from the Commission? Which if any of these projects have been completed and if so when? Was Commission funding officially earmarked for afforestation utilised and where? Have the Greek authorities submitted any proposals to improve the state of the river Kifisos which overflowed in 1997, as requested by the Commissioner responsible for the environment in response to my written question (E-0188/97)(1)?  2.Could the Commission provide indirect aid for infrastructural measures regarded as eligible for funding by the local authorities, giving priority to areas affected by the recent bad weather?    (1)OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 122.