diff --git a/examples/dfg/README.md b/examples/dfg/README.md
index e9837cb..7958adf 100644
--- a/examples/dfg/README.md
+++ b/examples/dfg/README.md
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ proposal/dfgproposal class.
 `proposal`:	     	    a DFG proposal 'Einzelverfahren' in the new template (valid from Oct 2011. (provided by Jens Lehmann; thanks)
 `report`: 	            a corresponding report 
 `simple-proposal`: a simple DFG proposal (no work areas, no sites), re-uses files from above  
-`lib`: 		            shared files (affiliation database, bibTeX, logos)
+`lib`: 		            shared files (affiliation database, bibTeX databases, logos)
 `dfgdocs`: 		    DFG documents explaining the proposal/reporting process
diff --git a/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf b/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f3f1ec
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diff --git a/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.tex b/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.tex
index 9b813f2..bc4da12 100644
--- a/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.tex
+++ b/examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 % - submit.tex (no draft stuff, no ednotes, no revision information)
 % - public.tex (like submit.tex, but no financials either) 
 \providecommand{\classoptions}{,keys} % to be overwritten in variants
-\documentclass[gitinfo,noworkareas,RAM\classoptions]{dfgproposal}
+\documentclass[    % the options control the appearance, see the documentation
+    gitinfo,       % show GIT information 
+    noworkareas,   % do not generate work areas, this is a simple proposal
+    RAM,           % also manage research assistant (HiWi) months
+    general,       % make a title page, etc. 
+    \classoptions] % the other class options from above, they can be overwritten e.g. in submit/final,tex
+    {dfgproposal}
 \addbibresource{../lib/dummy.bib}
 \input{../lib/WApersons}
 
diff --git a/examples/eu/README.md b/examples/eu/README.md
index 334bfd9..74d1bc4 100644
--- a/examples/eu/README.md
+++ b/examples/eu/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This directory contains examples for EU proposals and reports marked up with the
 proposal/euproposal class. 
 
 `strep`:        a STREP proposal
-`lib`: 		 shared files (affiliation database, bibTeX, logos)
+`lib`: 		 shared files (affiliation database, bibTeX databases, logos)
 
 It would be great to have mock proposals for other EU proposal categories here (please
 help). 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.dfgproposal b/lib/Makefile.dfgproposal
index fc83213..a2b893a 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.dfgproposal
+++ b/lib/Makefile.dfgproposal
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ cd: 	                                           # make cd will prepare CD for bu
 
 bbl: $(BBL)
 $(BBL): %.bbl: %.aux
-	bibtex -min-crossrefs=100 -terse $<
+	biber -min-crossrefs=100 -terse $<
 
 $(PDATA): %.pdata: %.tex
 	$(PDFLATEX) $<