Inclusion of IMF in Eurozone Crisis Management: Legitimacy Through External Expertise and Internal Depoliticisation

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Affiliation	Number of interviewees
Key actors: persons directly involved in drafting and deciding the Greek Loan Facility, MEFP and the MoU: IMF, Commission, Council and European Council officials drafting the MoU and MEFP, Commissioners and their advisors, Eurogroup ministers and close advisors, Member State officials in Eurogroup working group or Coreper	47
Important actors: Persons taking part in the process in the institutions, but a bit more in the background: national members of parliament, MEPs, national and European parliamentary assistants, advisors and civil servants, consulted experts. Commission, Council and ECB officials following the process or relevant only after 2010.	44
Close followers: Persons closely following the process from outside (such as media, specialised NGOs, think tanks)	11
Background interviews (such as NGOs, academics, and embassy officials)	10
Background interviews with specialists on EU lobbying in Brussels or Germany	17
TOTAL	129