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Note 39 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) $ in Thousands |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 07, 2023 | Apr. 28, 2023 USD ($) shares | Apr. 28, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 23, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25%
Proceeds from issuing shares |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 7,806 | $ 12,538 |
Issuance of borrowings [member] | Loan notes [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total borrowings |  | $ 7,000 | $ 7,000 |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 9.50% | 9.50% |  |  |  |
Borrowings, term (Year) |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Potential ordinary share transactions [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in number of ordinary shares issued (in shares) | shares |  | 1,207,514 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuing shares |  | $ 16,600 |  |  |  |  |
Potential ordinary share transactions [member] | Performance share units (PSUs) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of share options granted in share-based payment arrangement | 79,894 |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential ordinary share transactions [member] | Equity-settled performance units (EPUs) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of share options granted in share-based payment arrangement | 93,035 |  |  |  |  |  |

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