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Deadlock in Spain

Spain鈥檚 new parliament begins today, but the country remains without a government.

Spain鈥檚 new parliament begins today, but the country is still without a government. Mike Johnson talks to Bego帽a Villacis, a senior member of the country鈥檚 Ciudadanos party, about the fundamental disagreements between policy makers over the direction of the Spanish economy. And Paul Willis, the UK boss of Volkswagen, is brought before the UK Parliament鈥檚 environment committee over the company鈥檚 emissions cheating scandal. Rebecca Pow and Angela Smith, MPs who serve on the committee, explain their thoughts on what Europe's biggest car maker had to say.

Plus the European Commission opens an inquiry into whether new media laws in Poland break democracy rules. Steven Hoffman, editor-in-chief of The Krakow Post, talks about how the inquiry could ultimately cast doubt on the country鈥檚 participation in the Eurovision song contest - of all things. And, Michelle Fleury talks to Mary Barra, the CEO of American carmaker General Motors, about the company鈥檚 controversial decision to manufacture one of its latest Buick models in China.

(Mariano Rajoy, Spain's acting Prime Minister. Photo Credit: EPA)

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Wed 13 Jan 2016 18:32GMT

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