33. Expenses for the auditor of the financial statements

The auditor fees in the financial year were €1,530 thousand (2017: €1,652 thousand); of which €500 thousand (2017: €498 thousand) is attributable to the annual audit, €1,001 thousand (2017: €1.038 thousand) to other auditing services and €29 thousand (2017: €116 thousand) to other general services.