EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks The bust of French statesman Robert Schuman, one of the founders of the European Union, is seen while environmental activists launch a hot air balloon during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. European Union leaders meet for a year-end summit that will address anything from climate, sanctions against Turkey to budget and virus recovery plans. Brexit will be discussed on the sidelines. (Source: AP Photo/Francisco Seco) By Associated Press | December 11, 2020 at 2:00 AM CST - Updated December 11 at 3:08 AM BRUSSELS (AP) â European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the blocâs net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.