Write SQL query to solve given problem: How many checks were issued by Euro+ Shopping Channel in the year 2004?. Keep the solution inside sql tag ```sql [SQL-Query] ```
SELECT COUNT(T1.checkNumber) FROM payments AS T1 INNER JOIN customers AS T2 ON T1.customerNumber = T2.customerNumber WHERE customerName = 'Euro+ Shopping Channel' AND STRFTIME('%Y', T1.paymentDate) = '2004'