58In the third place, as regards the capacity of the Member State concerned to pay, it is appropriate to take account of the Hellenic Republic’s argument that its GDP has declined since 2010. The Court has held that it is necessary to take account of recent trends in the GDP of a Member State at the time of the Court’s examination of the facts (judgment in Commission v Ireland, C‑279/11, EU:C:2012:834, paragraph 78).
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