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Staff costs - Schedule of functional breakdown of final employment by gender (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 people
Senior executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 1,383
Number of employees - women | 632
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 0
Other executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 17,315
Number of employees - women | 11,080
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 15
Other employees |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 76,431
Number of employees - women | 91,501
Number of employees - others | 5
Number of employees - undeclared | 41
Total Europe | Senior executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 918
Number of employees - women | 426
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 0
Total Europe | Other executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 8,778
Number of employees - women | 5,052
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 10
Total Europe | Other employees |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 31,404
Number of employees - women | 37,094
Number of employees - others | 3
Number of employees - undeclared | 39
Total North America | Senior executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 181
Number of employees - women | 64
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 0
Total North America | Other executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 3,859
Number of employees - women | 2,630
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 4
Total North America | Other employees |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 14,555
Number of employees - women | 18,517
Number of employees - others | 2
Number of employees - undeclared | 1
Total South America | Senior executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 284
Number of employees - women | 142
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 0
Total South America | Other executives |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 4,678
Number of employees - women | 3,398
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 1
Total South America | Other employees |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |
Number of employees - men | 30,472
Number of employees - women | 35,890
Number of employees - others | 0
Number of employees - undeclared | 1

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