34. Expenses for the auditor of the financial statements
The auditor fees in the financial year were €1,652 thousand (2016: €1,567 thousand); of which €498 thousand (2016: €485 thousand) is attributable to the annual audit, €1,038 thousand (2016: €859 thousand) to other auditing services and €116 thousand (2016: €223 thousand) to other general services.