33. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits

in € thousand

 

31.12.2021

 

31.12.2020

Short-term deposits with a maturity up to 3 months

 

2,017

 

1,440

Short-term deposits with a maturity of 4–12 months

 

65,000

 

40,000

Bank balances and cash in hand

 

88,516

 

85,418

 

 

155,533

 

126,858

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits are made up of cash in hand and various bank balances in different currencies.

Cash and short-term deposits of € 4,425 thousand (previous year: € 3,679 thousand) are subject to foreign exchange outflow restrictions.

As of the balance sheet date, the Group had unused lines of credit amounting to € 9,797 thousand (previous year: € 54,309 thousand) and had met all the conditions for their use. The decrease resulted from the termination of a € 50,000 thousand credit line taken out as a precaution in the 2020 financial year.