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In the wake of the Copenhagen climate summit, momentum remains for the development of the EU’s climate policy. The EU’s climate narrative is increasingly shifting towards an emphasis on long-term self-interest, while the international context recedes. Finding the consensus within the EU remains a challenge. In particular, the Central and Eastern European Member States have traditionally formed an important part of a more moderate block in EU climate politics. If the EU is to increase its 2020 emissions target, strategies will need to be developed to more explicitly integrate the concerns and interests of CEE Member States into the EU’s climate narrative and concrete policy.