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Note 25 - Post-employment and other employee benefit commitments - Net Defined Benefit Liability (asset) on the Balance Sheet (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Post-employment and other employee benefit commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension commitments |  | € 4,969 |  | € 5,277 |  | € 5,306 |  |
Early Retirement Commitments |  | 2,210 |  | 2,559 |  | 2,855 |  |
Medical benefits commitments |  | 1,204 |  | 1,015 |  | 1,023 |  |
Other long term employee benefits |  | 67 |  | 69 |  | 68 |  |
Total commitments |  | 8,451 |  | 8,920 |  | 9,252 |  |
Pension plan assets |  | 1,892 |  | 1,909 |  | 1,974 |  |
Medical benefit plan assets |  | 1,114 |  | 1,113 |  | 1,149 |  |
Total plan assets | [1] | 3,006 |  | 3,022 |  | 3,124 |  |
Total net liability / asset on the balance sheet |  | 5,445 |  | 5,898 |  | 6,128 |  |
Net asset on the balance sheet | [2] | (27) |  | (194) |  | (238) |  |
Pensions and other post employment defined Benefit Obligations |  | 5,407 | [3] | 6,025 | [3] | 6,299 | [3] | € 5,970
Additional Plan Assets Not Recogniced In Balance Statement Turkey | [4] | 67 |  | € 69 |  | € 68 |  |
Amount of the additional asset in Turkey holding by the foundation responsible for managing the benefit commitments |  | € 142 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | In Turkey, the foundation responsible for managing the benefit commitments holds an additional asset of 142 € million which, in accordance with IFRS regarding the asset ceiling, has not been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements, because although it could be used to r educe future pension contributions it could not be immediately refunded to the employer.
[2] | Recorded under the heading “Other Assets - Other” of the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 20).
[3] | (3) Recorded under the heading “Provisions - Provisions fo r pensions and similar obligations” of the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 24).
[4] | Recorded under the heading “Provisions – Other long-term employee benefits” of the consolidated balance sheet.

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