<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Project Hercules, which the French Government intends to implement under pressure from the Commission, will lead to the energy company EDF and all that remains of France’s public energy service being dismantled. The goal driving this project forward is that of making the electricity system competitive. This is, however, impossible since the technical and economic specifications of both the generation system and the grid make them into a natural monopoly. Terms for financing have a very important role in determining what it costs to generate electricity and public bodies can obtain much more advantageous terms than private parties. Privatisation will therefore lead to a significant rise in electricity costs for consumers, as is demonstrated in the latest study by the European Public Service Union(1).That being so, why does the Commission believe it appropriate to ask France to delegate to private parties, via invitations to tender, the public service generating renewable energy?  (1)EPSU (2019) ‘The failure of energy liberalisation’ https://www.epsu.org/article/going-public-decarbonised-affordable-and-democratic-energy-system-europe-new-epsu-report."
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>
Project Hercules, which the French Government intends to implement under pressure from the Commission, will lead to the energy company EDF and all that remains of France’s public energy service being dismantled. The goal driving this project forward is that of making the electricity system competitive. This is, however, impossible since the technical and economic specifications of both the generation system and the grid make them into a natural monopoly. Terms for financing have a very important role in determining what it costs to generate electricity and public bodies can obtain much more advantageous terms than private parties. Privatisation will therefore lead to a significant rise in electricity costs for consumers, as is demonstrated in the latest study by the European Public Service Union(1).That being so, why does the Commission believe it appropriate to ask France to delegate to private parties, via invitations to tender, the public service generating renewable energy?  (1)EPSU (2019) ‘The failure of energy liberalisation’ https://www.epsu.org/article/going-public-decarbonised-affordable-and-democratic-energy-system-europe-new-epsu-report.