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Lease liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Lease liabilities. |
Lease liabilities | 22. Lease liabilities On adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, we recognized lease liabilities in relation to leases, which had previously been classified as ‘operating leases’ under IAS 17.
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (Euro, in thousands) |  | (Euro, in thousands)
| Lease payments |  | Present value of lease payments
Lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within one year | € | 6,189 |  |  |  |  | € | 9 |  | € | 5,826 |  |  |  |  | € | 9
In the second to fifth years inclusive |  | 16,320 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,783 |  |  |  |  |  |
After five years |  | 3,844 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,775 |  |  |  |  |  |
| € | 26,353 |  |  | - |  | € | 9 |  | € | 25,384 |  |  | - |  | € | 9
Less future finance charges |  | 969 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present value of lease liabilities | € | 25,384 |  |  | - |  | € | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less amount due for settlement within 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,826 |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Amount due for settlement after 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € | 19,558 |  |  | - |  | € | -

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