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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Income taxes |
Income tax recognized in profit or loss | ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended December 31,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
​ | ​ | (Euro, in thousands)
Current tax | ​ | € | (1,301) | ​ | € | (5,928) | ​ | € | (1,738)
Deferred tax | ​ | ​ | 3,104 | ​ | ​ | (3,685) | ​ | ​ | 1,166
Income taxes | ​ | € | 1,803 | ​ | € | (9,613) | ​ | € | (572)
Tax reconciled to the accounting result | ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended December 31,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
​ | ​ | (Euro, in thousands)
Profit/loss (-) before tax | ​ | € | (3,085) | ​ | € | 5,625 | ​ | € | (70,849)
Income tax debit/credit (-), calculated using the Belgian statutory tax rate on the accounting income/loss (-) before tax (theoretical) | ​ | ​ | (771) | ​ | ​ | 1,406 | ​ | ​ | (17,712)
Tax income (-)/expenses in income statement (effective) | ​ | ​ | (1,803) | ​ | ​ | 9,613 | ​ | ​ | 572
Difference in tax expense/income to explain | ​ | € | (1,032) | ​ | € | 8,207 | ​ | € | 18,284
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Effect of tax rates in other jurisdictions | ​ | € | (132) | ​ | € | (94) | ​ | € | (337)
Effect of non-taxable income | ​ | ​ | (5,247) | ​ | ​ | (6,752) | ​ | ​ | (5,828)
Effect of share based payment expenses without tax impact | ​ | ​ | 4,399 | ​ | ​ | 9,157 | ​ | ​ | 15,501
Effect of expenses/income (-) not subject to tax | ​ | ​ | 52 | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | (146)
Effect of non tax-deductible expenses | ​ | ​ | 1,117 | ​ | ​ | 1,549 | ​ | ​ | 2,975
Effect of recognition of previously non-recognized deferred tax assets | ​ | ​ | 15 | ​ | ​ | (81) | ​ | ​ | (1,677)
Effect of tax losses (utilized) reversed | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (267) | ​ | ​ | —
Effect of under or over provision in prior periods | ​ | ​ | 13 | ​ | ​ | (722) | ​ | ​ | 1,101
Effect of non-recognition of deferred tax assets | ​ | ​ | (1,338) | ​ | ​ | 34,339 | ​ | ​ | 4,819
Effect of derecognition of previously recognized deferred tax assets | ​ | ​ | 89 | ​ | ​ | 1,062 | ​ | ​ | 1,877
Effect of use of innovation income deduction | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (29,979) | ​ | ​ | —
Total explanations | ​ | € | (1,032) | ​ | € | 8,207 | ​ | € | 18,284

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