Neil Kinnock addresses the myth of the 'democratic deficit' in the EU.

The UK is weighing up whether to attend a new European political "club of nations" next month.

Any prospect of prime minister being invited to this week’s EU summit appears to have vanished – but Joe Biden will be there.

Hopes of a breakthrough at European Council meeting fade.

Goodbye letter reminds Britain: ‘Without being a member, you cannot retain the benefits of membership’

The UK’s Brexit Minister has written to the EU encouraging it to agree to ‘ring-fence’ the rights of Britons living abroad in the EU and EU citizens abroad in the UK – however contrary to some reports, the EU has issued no response to this as yet.

As part of a series outlining the form and functions of the key EU institutions, here we explain the role of the European Council.

"Given the risks posed by a no-deal Brexit for people and businesses on both sides of the English Channel, I trust that we will continue to do our utmost to avoid this scenario. Therefore I propose that we consider Prime Minister May's request for an extension at our meeting tomorrow."

We visit Alyn Smith MEP in his offices, surrounded by boxes, for what might be a farewell chat, and reflect on another absolutely hatstand day in Brexit's endgame. Theresa May ... asking for a short extension and managing to annoy everybody on all sides; and (at time of recording) we're hiding behind the sofa waiting for her latest excruciatingly awful podium address to the nation.

The president of the European Council has said he is open to a “long” delay to Brexit if the UK needs time to rethink its strategy to leaving the bloc.