<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In view of the fact that countries in southern Europe, including Portugal, have been severely affected by forest fires and of the need to focus on prevention, forest protection and support for people living in such rural and forest areas in order to ensure that they remain in the region and that activities can be maintained in the sectors concerned (agricultural production, stock farming, forestry, etc.), will the Commission answer the following:      1.  What aid has been granted over the last three years, by country and by programme, including under the Fire 4 pilot project?      2.  What amounts, projects and programmes have been approved for 2008 and subsequent years?"
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 fact that countries in southern Europe, including Portugal, have been severely affected by forest fires and of the need to focus on prevention, forest protection and support for people living in such rural and forest areas in order to ensure that they remain in the region and that activities can be maintained in the sectors concerned (agricultural production, stock farming, forestry, etc.), will the Commission answer the following:      1.  What aid has been granted over the last three years, by country and by programme, including under the Fire 4 pilot project?      2.  What amounts, projects and programmes have been approved for 2008 and subsequent years?