Medium-term research plans coincide with important events in the life of the project (the quasi-operational start of ALADIN PECO in 1994 and, both the repatriation of ALADIN-LACE to Central Europe and the operational status of ALADIN-France for 1998). Intermediate working plans try to match the diagnosed research needs and the partners’ topics of interest and means. Since the 3rd MoU (2005) and the new governance, workplans are be for 4 years, updated each year (transitional situation in 2006-2007) and a document explains the 10 yers ALADIN strategy (2008-2017).