The fees recognised as an expense and paid to the auditors of the consolidated financial statements in 2012 amounted to €960 thousand (2011: €970 thousand) for the audit of the financial statements, €650 thousand (2011: €892 thousand) for other attestation services, €444 thousand (2011: €206 thousand) for tax consultancy services and €45 thousand (2011: €63 thousand) for other services.