76When it has been objectively found that a Member State has failed to fulfil its obligations under the FEU Treaty or secondary law, it is irrelevant whether the failure to fulfil obligations is the result of intention or negligence on the part of the Member State responsible, or of technical difficulties encountered by it (see judgments of 1 October 1998, Commission v Spain, C‑71/97, EU:C:1998:455, paragraph 15, and of 4 September 2014, Commission v Greece, C‑351/13, not published, EU:C:2014:2150, paragraph 23).
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