The fees recognised as an expense and paid to the auditors of the consolidated financial statements in 2011 amounted to €970 thousand (2010: €800 thousand) for the audit of the financial statements, €892 thousand (2010: €88 thousand) for other assurance services, €206 thousand (2010: €32 thousand) for tax consultancy services and €63 thousand (2010: €20 thousand) for other services.