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Nowadays, the success of criminal investigations is increasingly reliant on the ability of law enforcement to obtain electronic evidence. This shift to the digital space is posing complex challenges due to the international character and lack of borders in the digital world.

An MEP who helped draft Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has lambasted Tuesday's opinion from the EU court that a country can unilaterally withdraw its application to leave the EU. Jo Leinen, a German MEP and member of the constitutional convention, said: "The advocate general's assessment is misguided. Article 50 of the EU Treaty is not intended to allow a member state to take the European Union hostage".

The United Kingdom could unilaterally decide to revoke Article 50 and remain in the European Union, the European Court of Justice’s top legal adviser said on Tuesday (4 December).

Andalusia was a Socialist stronghold, but Sunday's elections saw Prime Minister Sánchez's PSOE lose a considerable proportion of the vote and Vox become the first far-right party to gain seats in a Spanish parliament since the end of the France era. Commentators discuss how Vox is luring voters disappointed by the established parties.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has opened the Climate Change Conference with an urgent appeal. Climate change is 'a matter of life and death' for entire countries, he said on Monday in Katowice. Delegates from 197 countries will discuss how to implement the Paris Agreement and other issues until December 14. Europe's commentators second Guterres's appeal.

French President Macron is apparently back-pedalling in the wake of the violence during protests by the yellow vests on the weekend. Government sources indicate that the hike in the environmental tax on diesel and petrol will not come into effect. Journalists seek to explain why the people of France are so angry.