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Lech Kaczyński, president of Poland:
“It is clear, beyond a doubt, that the summit was a success.”
Fredrik Reinfeldt, prime minister of Sweden:
“We have achieved something very significant today. If it was not for the EU, I'm sure that some countries that were not to keen on a climate agreement would have ended up doing nothing.”
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, prime minister of Denmark:
“Our greatest achievement has been to agree on a new quota system for emissions. This means that there will be more auctioning than you have today and that one will have to pay more to pollute...If the [European] Parliament doesn't approve the deal will be a disaster.”
Hans-Gert Pöttering, president of the European Parliament:
“I would like to underline that the agreement in the Council is not yet the final say. The European Parliament is a co-legislator in this matter.”
Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):
“The European Union's climate deal sends a clear message to the negotiations in Poznań and onwards to Copenhagen that difficult roadblocks can be overcome and resolved...This is a sign of developed countries' resolve and courage that the world has been waiting for in Poznań!”
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