EU says pre-Copenhagen emissions targets not enough

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attends the EU-China summit in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, November 30, 2009.

NANJING, China (Reuters) - Countries are not being ambitious enough in their proposals to reduce carbon emissions, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Monday.

"The global efforts put on the table for mitigation are not enough ... More needs to be done," Reinfeldt, whose government holds the rotating presidency of the 27-member European Union, told reporters during a regular EU-China summit days before crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen.

Reinfeldt also said the two sides had agreed to fight protectionism and keep their markets open.

Speaking at the same briefing, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged all parties in Copenhagen to aim for an "ambitious, operational" accord to fight global warming.

The head of the EU's executive arm made no mention of the yuan in his prepared remarks.

(Reporting by Chris Buckley; Writing by Alan Wheatley; Editing by Ken Wills)