7. Staff costs

(all amounts in Euro thousands) Group Company
2013 2012 2013 2012
Wages and salaries 182.000 193.864 34.220 34.484
Social security costs 20.839 20.240 8.608 7.237
Share options granted to directors and employees (note 29) 1.100 1.554 891 1.142
Other post retirement and termination benefits - defined benefit plans (note 4,6,25) 2.823 1.840 1.062 -232
Total staff costs 206.762 217.498 44.781 42.631


Group employees are employed on a full-time basis. The
breakdown by geographical region is as follows:
Group Company
2013 2012 2013 2012
Greece and Western Europe 1.121 1.162 797 790
North America 1.734 1.719 - -
South Eastern Europe 1.592 1.633 - -
Eastern Mediterranean 899 909 - -
5.346 5.423 797 790