BRUSSELS: EU ministers on Friday finalized what they said was a tough negotiating position for UN climate talks later this year after overcoming objections from coal-reliant Poland.

Poland’s elections next month complicated the debate as the right-wing Law and Justice party has been campaigning on a promise to resist EU environment law and protect the coal industry.

But Friday’s talks were quicker than expected, as EU officials said Poland realized it was isolated and agreed to word changes that made no substantial difference.

“It is a compromise ... but it will lead the way to an ambitious, robust, dynamic climate agreement,” Carole Dieschbourg, environment minister for Luxembourg, holder of the EU rotating presidency, told a news conference.