Table 3. SOLID Framework Program Period 2007-2013 External Borders Fund 1,820 million Return Fund Refugee Fund Integration Fund 676 million 630 million 825 million Allocation was decided on the basis of primarily quantitative criteria (i.e. flow of migrants, size of target population, baseline situation, and development). Implementation of the funds took place on the basis of national annual programs as well as emergency assistance. The financial and political significance of the SOLID Framework in Greece's migration policymaking From 2008-2013 Greece was allocated approximately EUR 200 million under the External Borders, EUR 130 million from the Return Fund and a total of EUR 56 million from the Refugee Fund. The financial assistance was offered via annual programs and emergency funding. According to European statistics, Greece was the 3rd top recipient of the External Borders Fund, (after Germany and Spain), the 1st top recipient of the Returns Fund, (followed by the United Kingdom and France) and the 8th top recipient of the European Refugee Fund.34 Table 4a. Annual Funding allocated to Greece, SOLID Framework 2008-2013 Year External Borders Fund European Return Fund European Refugee Fund 2008 13,743,088.85 5,379,392.57 1,571,280.36 2009 23,459,507.84 7,497,847.41 3,313,487.88 2010 27,448,280.54 14,389,434.00 4,832,783.63 2011 40,919,759.87 24,975,339.68 5,042,269.27 2012 44,745,804.00 37,357,613.00 4,015,377.00 2013 44,033,646.00 35,544,340.00 3,163,323.00 TOTAL €194,350,087.1 €125,143,966.66 €21,938,521.14 Source: SOLID Framework, Funding map available affairs/financing/fundings/mapping-funds/index_en.htm at http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home- 34 See European Commission DG Home Affairs, “Asylum, Migration, Integration”, available at http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/financing/fundings/migration-asylum-borders/index_en.htm; see also Commission Staff Working Document, 2014, fn 23 Page 20