<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Cyprus has more sunshine than any other EU, or indeed European, State. It has more than 300days of sunshine a year, making it the most suitable country for the more efficient and effective development of photovoltaic power systems.  Cyprus is the ideal geographic area for theEU to create or fund its research centres related to the development and improvement of the use of solar energy.   For example, theEU is funding a research programme for photovoltaics combined with water resources, the ‘MIN WATER SP’, in Morocco.  Cyprus, which is also an EU Member State, can also develop research programmes and deploy major solar photovoltaic investments to exploit solar energy and upgrade new technologies for photovoltaic systems.    In view of this, will the Commission say:      1.  How does it intend to take advantage of the potential offered by Cyprus for the development of research centres for the utilisation of solar energy?      2.  How can it help Cyprus to further exploit its comparative advantage, which is its abundance of solar energy?"
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>
Cyprus has more sunshine than any other EU, or indeed European, State. It has more than 300days of sunshine a year, making it the most suitable country for the more efficient and effective development of photovoltaic power systems.  Cyprus is the ideal geographic area for theEU to create or fund its research centres related to the development and improvement of the use of solar energy.   For example, theEU is funding a research programme for photovoltaics combined with water resources, the ‘MIN WATER SP’, in Morocco.  Cyprus, which is also an EU Member State, can also develop research programmes and deploy major solar photovoltaic investments to exploit solar energy and upgrade new technologies for photovoltaic systems.    In view of this, will the Commission say:      1.  How does it intend to take advantage of the potential offered by Cyprus for the development of research centres for the utilisation of solar energy?      2.  How can it help Cyprus to further exploit its comparative advantage, which is its abundance of solar energy?