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Trade and other receivables and other current assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Trade and other receivables and other current assets |
Trade and other receivables and other current assets | 17. 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
The carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates their fair value. Other current assets mainly included accrued income from subsidy projects and deferred charges. On December 31, 2019, we did not have any provision for expected credit losses.

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