<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In my written question E-006203/2020 I asked about the situation in the Amazon and a visit by a number of ambassadors to the region. I asked the Commission what action it was planning to take about rising deforestation and biodiversity loss, and what impact that action would have on the ratification process of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. In its answer, the Commission stated that the European External Action Service and the Commission services were discussing what type of actions, including in its internal legal system, could be taken to promote the sustainability agenda for the EU-Mercosur trade agreement as a way to increase support in view of its ratification process. The Commission also stated that they would discuss their ideas with the European Parliament in due course.1.Have the Commission and the European External Action Service made progress with regard to the action they are going to take on this matter?2.How and when does the Commission intend to discuss with the European Parliament the action to be taken?"
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 my written question E-006203/2020 I asked about the situation in the Amazon and a visit by a number of ambassadors to the region. I asked the Commission what action it was planning to take about rising deforestation and biodiversity loss, and what impact that action would have on the ratification process of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. In its answer, the Commission stated that the European External Action Service and the Commission services were discussing what type of actions, including in its internal legal system, could be taken to promote the sustainability agenda for the EU-Mercosur trade agreement as a way to increase support in view of its ratification process. The Commission also stated that they would discuss their ideas with the European Parliament in due course.1.Have the Commission and the European External Action Service made progress with regard to the action they are going to take on this matter?2.How and when does the Commission intend to discuss with the European Parliament the action to be taken?