President Arroyo is planning her 77th trip abroad next month since assuming office in 2001, this time somewhere in Europe.

The President is tentatively scheduled to attend the climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark next month, followed by a side trip in Spain.

If her travel plans push through, this would be the President’s first time to visit Denmark and third time in Spain. Mrs. Arroyo, who has been recently criticized for her frequent costly foreign travels, could be out of the country from December 15 to 19.

The last foreign trip of the President was Singapore when she joined Asia Pacific leaders in summit discussions on reviving the global economy last November 13 to 15.

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde, however, said the President has not yet finalized her plans to join the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month.

“The trip is not yet final although there is a possibility the President will attend the global conference in Copenhagen,” he said over government radio.

Remonde said the government would call on countries to fix “binding and legal” commitments on carbon emission cuts to facilitate a new global climate deal in the highly anticipated global forum. “We don’t want any more promises which are not fulfilled. That is our position,” he said.

President Arroyo earlier said her government is open to proposals to individual targets of carbon emission reductions for countries to jumpstart stalled climate change talks.

She said her government would no longer insist its earlier position for nations to adopt “deep and early” cuts in greenhouse gases over the next decade, which she claimed were useless if the United States and China refuse to join the deal. “We have to give them room to decide how much they could afford to give,'' the President earlier said.

In Spain, the President is expected to receive a top prize for efforts to promote the Spanish language and culture.

The President was earlier granted the Don Quixote of the Mancha Award for her efforts to bring back Spanish language training in public schools in the country. Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa also got the same award for his creative use of the Spanish language. The award carries a cash prize of $35,000 for each winner.