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Lease liabilities (Details) - EUR (€) € in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
Lease liabilities
Lease payments			€ 9
Lease liability			9
Less amount due for settlement within 12 months	€ 5,826		9
Amount due for settlement after 12 months	19,558
Less than 1 year
Lease liabilities
Lease payments			9
IFRS 16
Lease liabilities
Lease payments	26,353
Present value of lease payments	25,384		9
Less future finance charges	969
Lease liability	25,384	€ 25,912
Less amount due for settlement within 12 months	5,826	4,516	9
Amount due for settlement after 12 months	19,558	€ 21,396
IFRS 16 | Less than 1 year
Lease liabilities
Lease payments	6,189
Present value of lease payments	5,826		€ 9
IFRS 16 | In the second to fifth years inclusive
Lease liabilities
Lease payments	16,320
Present value of lease payments	15,783
IFRS 16 | More than 5 years
Lease liabilities
Lease payments	3,844
Present value of lease payments	€ 3,775

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- Definition

The amount representing the difference between the future minimum lease payments and their present value. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee.

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The amount of future lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee.

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The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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