Clocks are still ticking, cherries are not for picking and the can is getting a good kicking down the proverbial Brexit road.
It’s still anybody’s guess whether enough progress can be made on the three priority divorce issues - citizens, money and Ireland - by December to open up talks on a transition period and trade deal with the UK.
The talks have entered a déjà vu moment ahead of the summit, with the EU pushing the UK for a “real and sincere” offer on money and the UK sticking...