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Provisions for employee benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Provisions for employee benefits |
Schedule of provision for employee benefits |
(€ million) |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Italian defined benefit plans |  | 258 |  | 269
Foreign defined benefit plans |  | 493 |  | 412
FISDE, foreign medical plans and other |  | 182 |  | 177
Defined benefit plans |  | 933 |  | 858
Other benefit plans |  | 268 |  | 278
Provision for employee benefits |  | 1,201 |  | 1,136
Schedule of present value of employee benefits, estimated by applying actuarial techniques | Present value of employee benefits, estimated by applying actuarial techniques, consisted of the following:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Italian |  | Foreign |  | medical |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Italian |  | Foreign |  | medical |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | defined |  | defined |  | plans |  | Defined |  | Other |  |  |  | defined |  | defined |  | plans |  | Defined |  | Other |  |
|  | benefit |  | benefit |  | and |  | benefit |  | benefit |  |  |  | benefit |  | benefit |  | and |  | benefit |  | benefit |  |
(€ million) |  | plans |  | plans |  | other |  | plans |  | plans |  | Total |  | plans |  | plans |  | other |  | plans |  | plans |  | Total
Present value of benefit liabilities at beginning of year |  | 269 |  | 1,044 |  | 177 |  | 1,490 |  | 278 |  | 1,768 |  | 275 |  | 925 |  | 148 |  | 1,348 |  | 309 |  | 1,657
Current cost |  |  |  | 23 |  | 3 |  | 26 |  | 50 |  | 76 |  |  |  | 19 |  | 2 |  | 21 |  | 55 |  | 76
Interest cost |  | 2 |  | 27 |  | 2 |  | 31 |  | 1 |  | 32 |  | 4 |  | 37 |  | 3 |  | 44 |  | 1 |  | 45
Remeasurements: |  | 5 |  | 48 |  | 13 |  | 66 |  | 4 |  | 70 |  | 5 |  | 41 |  | 24 |  | 70 |  | 1 |  | 71
- actuarial (gains) losses due to changes in demographic assumptions |  | (3) |  | (10) |  | 2 |  | (11) |  | 2 |  | (9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- actuarial (gains) losses due to changes in financial assumptions |  | 9 |  | 71 |  | 13 |  | 93 |  | 5 |  | 98 |  | 7 |  | 50 |  | 3 |  | 60 |  | 1 |  | 61
- experience (gains) losses |  | (1) |  | (13) |  | (2) |  | (16) |  | (3) |  | (19) |  | (2) |  | (9) |  | 21 |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10
Past service cost and (gains) losses settlements |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | (2) |  | 20 |  | 18 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 8 |  | 9 |  | (2) |  | 7
Plan contributions: |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
- employee contributions |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Benefits paid |  | (20) |  | (33) |  | (9) |  | (62) |  | (63) |  | (125) |  | (15) |  | (28) |  | (9) |  | (52) |  | (88) |  | (140)
Currency translation differences and other changes |  | 2 |  | 32 |  | (4) |  | 30 |  | (22) |  | 8 |  |  |  | 48 |  | 1 |  | 49 |  | 2 |  | 51
Present value of benefit liabilities at end of year (a) |  | 258 |  | 1,140 |  | 182 |  | 1,580 |  | 268 |  | 1,848 |  | 269 |  | 1,044 |  | 177 |  | 1,490 |  | 278 |  | 1,768
Plan assets at beginning of year |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | 545
Interest income |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20
Return on plan assets |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 23
Past service cost and (gains) losses settlements |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan contributions: |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14
- employee contributions |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
- employer contributions |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13
Benefits paid |  |  |  | (21) |  |  |  | (21) |  |  |  | (21) |  |  |  | (19) |  |  |  | (19) |  |  |  | (19)
Currency translation differences and other changes |  |  |  | (41) |  |  |  | (41) |  |  |  | (41) |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 49
Plan assets at end of year (b) |  |  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 632
Asset ceiling at beginning of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5
Change in asset ceiling |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (5)
Asset ceiling at end of year (c) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liability recognized at end of year (a-b+c) |  | 258 |  | 493 |  | 182 |  | 933 |  | 268 |  | 1,201 |  | 269 |  | 412 |  | 177 |  | 858 |  | 278 |  | 1,136
Schedule of costs charged to profit and loss account and other comprehensive income | Costs charged to the profit and loss account, valued using actuarial assumptions, consisted of the following:
|  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Italian |  | Foreign |  | foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | defined |  | defined |  | medical |  | Defined |  | Other |  |
|  | benefit |  | benefit |  | plans and |  | benefit |  | benefit |  |
(€ million) |  | plans |  | plans |  | other |  | plans |  | plans |  | Total
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current cost |  |  |  | 23 |  | 3 |  | 26 |  | 50 |  | 76
Past service cost and (gains) losses on settlements |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 20 |  | 21
Interest cost (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- interest cost on liabilities |  | 2 |  | 27 |  | 2 |  | 31 |  | 1 |  | 32
- interest income on plan assets |  |  |  | (15) |  |  |  | (15) |  |  |  | (15)
Total interest cost (income), net |  | 2 |  | 12 |  | 2 |  | 16 |  | 1 |  | 17
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost” |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)” |  | 2 |  | 12 |  | 2 |  | 16 |  |  |  | 16
Remeasurements for long-term plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4
Total |  | 2 |  | 36 |  | 5 |  | 43 |  | 75 |  | 118
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost” |  |  |  | 24 |  | 3 |  | 27 |  | 75 |  | 102
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)” |  | 2 |  | 12 |  | 2 |  | 16 |  |  |  | 16
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current cost |  |  |  | 19 |  | 2 |  | 21 |  | 55 |  | 76
Past service cost and (gains) losses on settlements |  |  |  | 1 |  | 8 |  | 9 |  | (2) |  | 7
Interest cost (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- interest cost on liabilities |  | 4 |  | 37 |  | 3 |  | 44 |  | 1 |  | 45
- interest income on plan assets |  |  |  | (20) |  |  |  | (20) |  |  |  | (20)
Total interest cost (income), net |  | 4 |  | 17 |  | 3 |  | 24 |  | 1 |  | 25
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost” |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)” |  | 4 |  | 17 |  | 3 |  | 24 |  |  |  | 24
Remeasurements for long-term plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
Total |  | 4 |  | 37 |  | 13 |  | 54 |  | 55 |  | 109
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost” |  |  |  | 20 |  | 10 |  | 30 |  | 55 |  | 85
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)” |  | 4 |  | 17 |  | 3 |  | 24 |  |  |  | 24
Costs of defined benefit plans recognized in other comprehensive income consisted of the following:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, |  |
|  | Italian |  |  |  | foreign |  |  |  | Italian |  | Foreign |  | foreign |  |
|  | defined |  | Foreign |  | medical |  |  |  | defined |  | defined |  | medical |  |
|  | benefit |  | defined |  | plans and |  |  |  | benefit |  | benefit |  | plans and |  |
(€ million) |  | plans |  | benefit plans |  | other |  | Total |  | plans |  | plans |  | other |  | Total
Remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial (gains)/losses due to changes in demographic assumptions |  | (3) |  | (10) |  | 2 |  | (11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial (gains)/losses due to changes in financial assumptions |  | 9 |  | 71 |  | 13 |  | 93 |  | 7 |  | 50 |  | 3 |  | 60
Experience (gains) losses |  | (1) |  | (13) |  | (2) |  | (16) |  | (2) |  | (9) |  | 21 |  | 10
Return on plan assets |  |  |  | (51) |  |  |  | (51) |  |  |  | (23) |  |  |  | (23)
Change in asset ceiling |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (5)
|  | 5 |  | (2) |  | 13 |  | 16 |  | 5 |  | 13 |  | 24 |  | 42
Schedule of plan assets | Plan assets consisted of the following:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Assets |  |  |  |
|  | Cash and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | held by |  |  |  |
|  | cash |  | Equity |  | Debt |  | Real |  |  |  | Investment |  | insurance |  |  |  |
(€ million) |  | equivalents |  | securities |  | securities |  | estate |  | Derivatives |  | funds |  | company |  | Other |  | Total
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets with a quoted market price |  | 117 |  | 38 |  | 297 |  | 8 |  | 2 |  | 76 |  | 20 |  | 87 |  | 645
Plan assets without a quoted market price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3
|  | 117 |  | 38 |  | 297 |  | 8 |  | 2 |  | 76 |  | 23 |  | 87 |  | 648
December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets with a quoted market price |  | 32 |  | 39 |  | 388 |  | 7 |  | 2 |  | 79 |  | 17 |  | 65 |  | 629
Plan assets without a quoted market price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3
|  | 32 |  | 39 |  | 388 |  | 7 |  | 2 |  | 79 |  | 20 |  | 65 |  | 632
Schedule of actuarial assumptions used in measurement of defined benefit liabilities and estimated cost |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | FISDE, foreign |  | Other
|  |  |  | Italian defined |  | Foreign defined |  | medical plans |  | benefit
|  |  |  | benefit plans |  | benefit plans |  | and other |  | plans
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | (%) |  | 0.3 |  | 0.1-14.7 |  | 0.3 |  | 0.0-0.3
Rate of compensation increase |  | (%) |  | 1.8 |  | 1.3-12.5 |  |  |  |
Rate of price inflation |  | (%) |  | 0.8 |  | 0.8-12.2 |  | 0.8 |  | 0.8
Life expectations on retirement at age 65 |  | (years) |  |  |  | 13-26 |  | 24 |  |
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | (%) |  | 0.7 |  | 0.0-13.7 |  | 0.7 |  | 0.0-0.7
Rate of compensation increase |  | (%) |  | 1.7 |  | 1.3-12.5 |  |  |  |
Rate of price inflation |  | (%) |  | 0.7 |  | 0.8-11.3 |  | 0.7 |  | 0.7
Life expectations on retirement at age 65 |  | (years) |  |  |  | 13-25 |  | 24 |  |
Schedule of analysis by geographical area related to the main actuarial assumptions used in the valuation of the principal foreign defined benefit plans | The following is an analysis by geographical area related to the main actuarial assumptions used in the valuation of the principal foreign defined benefit plans:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Foreign
|  |  |  | Euro |  | Rest |  |  |  | Other |  | defined
|  |  |  | area |  | of Europe |  | Africa |  | areas |  | benefit plans
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | (%) |  | 0.4-0.8 |  | 0.1-1.4 |  | 2.6-14.7 |  | 6.4-9.8 |  | 0.1-14.7
Rate of compensation increase |  | (%) |  | 1.3-3.0 |  | 2.5-3.6 |  | 2.0-12.5 |  | 5.0-9.8 |  | 1.3-12.5
Rate of price inflation |  | (%) |  | 1.3-1.9 |  | 0.8-3.1 |  | 2.6-12.2 |  | 3.0-5.0 |  | 0.8-12.2
Life expectations on retirement at age 65 |  | (years) |  | 21-22 |  | 23-26 |  | 13-17 |  |  |  | 13-26
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | (%) |  | 0.8-1.0 |  | 0.0-2.0 |  | 2.6-13.7 |  | 7.3-11.3 |  | 0.0-13.7
Rate of compensation increase |  | (%) |  | 1.3-3.0 |  | 2.5-3.6 |  | 2.0-12.5 |  | 10.0-11.3 |  | 1.3-12.5
Rate of price inflation |  | (%) |  | 1.3-2.0 |  | 0.8-3.1 |  | 2.6-11.3 |  | 3.3‑5.0 |  | 0.8-11.3
Life expectations on retirement at age 65 |  | (years) |  | 21-22 |  | 24-25 |  | 13‑17 |  |  |  | 13-25
Schedule of effect of possible changes in actuarial assumptions |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Rate of
|  |  |  |  |  | Rate |  | Rate of |  | Healthcare |  | increases to
|  |  |  |  |  | of price |  | increases in |  | cost |  | pensions in
|  | Discount rate |  | inflation |  | pensionable salaries |  | trend rate |  | payment
(€ million) |  | 0.5% Increase |  | 0.5% Decrease |  | 0.5% Increase |  | 0.5% Increase |  | 0.5% Increase |  | 0.5% Increase
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Italian defined benefit plans |  | (10) |  | 6 |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign defined benefit plans |  | (84) |  | 92 |  | 47 |  | 25 |  |  |  | 67
FISDE, foreign medical plans and other |  | (10) |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |
Other benefit plans |  | (3) |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Italian defined benefit plans |  | (12) |  | 13 |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign defined benefit plans |  | (67) |  | 77 |  | 31 |  | 18 |  |  |  | 34
FISDE, foreign medical plans and other |  | (9) |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |
Other benefit plans |  | (4) |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of analysis by maturity date of the liabilities for employee benefit plans and their relative weighted average duration | The following is an analysis by maturity date of the liabilities for employee benefit plans and their relative weighted average duration:
|  |  |  | Foreign |  | FISDE, foreign |  |
|  | Italian defined |  | defined benefit |  | medical plans |  | Other benefit
(€ million) |  | benefit plans |  | plans |  | and other |  | plans
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 |  | 12 |  | 44 |  | 8 |  | 71
2022 |  | 13 |  | 42 |  | 7 |  | 66
2023 |  | 17 |  | 50 |  | 7 |  | 63
2024 |  | 20 |  | 63 |  | 7 |  | 16
2025 |  | 21 |  | 67 |  | 7 |  | 12
2026 and thereafter |  | 175 |  | 227 |  | 146 |  | 40
Weighted average duration (years) |  | 8.2 |  | 19.1 |  | 13.7 |  | 2.8
December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | 17 |  | 33 |  | 9 |  | 73
2021 |  | 16 |  | 35 |  | 8 |  | 68
2022 |  | 12 |  | 32 |  | 7 |  | 61
2023 |  | 10 |  | 39 |  | 7 |  | 17
2024 |  | 15 |  | 49 |  | 7 |  | 14
2025 and thereafter |  | 199 |  | 224 |  | 139 |  | 45
Weighted average duration (years) |  | 9.4 |  | 18.1 |  | 13.3 |  | 3.0

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