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Spain and Poland led a clutch of smaller countries in resisting a proposal they charge would allow the EU's big four -- Germany, France, Britain and Italy -- to run roughshod over the others.

In a sign of his determination, Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller came to the summit against his doctor's advice, having broken two vertebrae in a helicopter crash last week.

"We will wait and see" was his only response when asked about chances for agreement.

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