101In the third place, with regard to 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 that Member State’s GDP at the time of the Court’s examination of the facts (judgment of 22 June 2016, Commission v Portugal, C‑557/14, EU:C:2016:471, paragraph 78). In that regard, account must be taken of the arguments of the Hellenic Republic, according to which its GDP decreased by 25.5% between the year 2010 and 2016, when that Member State lodged its defence before the Court.
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