DublinBoth prime ministers backing European Central Bank candidates skip the summit.
Leaders want three top bank posts settled before next year’s elections in France and elsewhere.
Appointment needs 16 euro countries holding 65% of the eurozone population, and Paris and Berlin usually agree first.
Two people with knowledge said no deal is sealed and Dutchman Klaas Knot could still win.
Lagarde leaves in February, and leaders aim to seal the package as soon as this month.
How each outlet framed it
- Bloomberg Business
- Financial Times News
- reports Berlin's claim to the ECB chief economist post as a package-deal bargaining chip, citing four sources
Sources: Bloomberg Business, Financial Times News