Paschal Donohoe: 'I am not a candidate' for top EU post

'I am not a candidate for it. My focus is on trying to get a candidate for it'

As President of the Eurogroup, one of Paschal Donohoe’s duties is to find a replacement for Mr Regling, whose term as managing director of the ESM expires this Friday. Picture: Collins

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has moved to kill off speculation that he is interested in a top EU post, having refused to rule himself out just 24 hours earlier.

Asked on Monday if he was interested in a post at the head of the EU bailout fund, Mr Donohoe responded by saying curtly: “no comment”.