However, it also found itself among a losing minority of four member states that voted against setting a new EU target to cut emissions 90% by 2040.
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EU launches legal action against Poland over lack of climate plan
Poland is the only member state that has failed to submit the document, the final deadline for which passed well over a year ago.
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