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Trade and other receivables and other current assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Trade and other receivables and other current assets |
Schedule of trade and other receivables and other current assets |
|  |  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (Euro, in thousands)
Trade receivables |  | € | 39,603 |  | € | 9,206 |  | € | 22,133
Prepayments |  |  | 292 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 543
Other receivables |  |  | 14,114 |  |  | 9,261 |  |  | 5,289
Trade and other receivables |  |  | 54,009 |  |  | 18,609 |  |  | 27,966
Inventories |  |  | 255 |  |  | 276 |  |  | 279
Accrued income |  |  | 4,443 |  |  | 3,863 |  |  | 2,584
Deferred charges |  |  | 4,439 |  |  | 4,104 |  |  | 3,825
Other current assets |  |  | 9,138 |  |  | 8,244 |  |  | 6,688
Total trade and other receivables & other current assets |  | € | 63,147 |  | € | 26,852 |  | € | 34,653

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