WARSAW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she expected the European Union to reach a compromise deal on its climate package at a summit this week. "In this area (climate change) we made a big step forward. We can now allow ourselves some cautious optimism (on the summit outcome)," she told a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Asked if Germany or Poland might veto the package, she said: "The probability of such a veto is now smaller. I can say that things could be worse." (Reporting by Karolina Slowikowska, writing by Gareth Jones)
A destroyed bulldozer is seen at a burned area in the forest at the coastal town of Laguna Verde, some 115 km (71 miles) northwest of Santiago, in this March 6, ...
