78In the third place, concerning the ability to pay of the Member State concerned, it is apparent from the case-law of the Court that it is necessary to take account of recent trends in a Member State’s gross domestic product (GDP) at the time of the Court’s examination of the facts (see, to that effect, judgment of 15 October 2015 in Commission v Greece, C‑167/14, EU:C:2015:684, paragraph 60). In that regard, account should be taken of the Portuguese Republic’s assertions that its GDP decreased by 7.4% between 2009 and 2013.
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