EU heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels this week for make or break talks on agreeing a deal on the UK's EU membership. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel was just one of several leaders insisting that there were "no second chances", as UK Prime Minister David Cameron seeks to win a settlement that will allow him to argue that Britain should stay in the EU.
However, there has seemingly been little progress at the crunch EU Council summit, as a planned 'English lunch' on Friday has been repeatedly pushed back.
Slovakia brought a glimmer of hope that an agreement could be reached today, with Prime Minister Robert Fico telling journalists that negotiators were close to a deal.
Unsurprisingly, among the sticking points is Britain's demand for a ban on in-work benefits for EU migrants, as well as a veto right for non-Eurozone countries on Eurozone-related policies, something France is especially opposed to.
Before entering the talks late on Thursday night, Cameron told journalists he was prepared for long negotiations, having packed three shirts and expecting meetings to go on until Saturday.
Ultimately the general mood over at the Council seems to be:
Meanwhile EU leaders have been posting lots of snaps of themselves in 'bilaterals' with an increasingly weary looking David Cameron.
Some of the press corps are resigning themselves to a possible three shirt summit.
But for some journalists there's always a silver lining.