diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index 212460b..5747e35 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -679,9 +679,9 @@
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
 \if@numericcites
-\RequirePackage[style=numeric,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[style=numeric,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,giveninits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \else
-\RequirePackage[style=alphabetic,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[style=alphabetic,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,giveninits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \fi
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index c532554..e4b2019 100644
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diff --git a/base/proposal.sty b/base/proposal.sty
index 42473a7..0e9c9ec 100644
--- a/base/proposal.sty
+++ b/base/proposal.sty
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
 \if@numericcites
-\RequirePackage[style=numeric,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[style=numeric,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,giveninits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \else
-\RequirePackage[style=alphabetic,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[style=alphabetic,hyperref=auto,defernumbers=true,giveninits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \fi
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
diff --git a/eu/euproposal.cls b/eu/euproposal.cls
index 7a8fff5..f71c9ae 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.cls
+++ b/eu/euproposal.cls
@@ -192,9 +192,8 @@
 \newenvironment{riskcont}[3]
 {\begin{risk}{#1}{#2}{#3}\textbf{Contingency:} }
 {\end{risk}}
-\newcommand\keypubs[2][]{%
-\paragraph{Key publications relevant to the project}%
-{\prop@paperlist[#1]{#2}}}
+\newcommand\keypubs[1]{%
+\begin{refsection}\nocite{#2}\printbibliography[heading=empty]\end{refsection}}
 \endinput
 %%
 %% End of file `euproposal.cls'.
diff --git a/eu/euproposal.dtx b/eu/euproposal.dtx
index f7cf557..b101fbe 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.dtx
+++ b/eu/euproposal.dtx
@@ -600,10 +600,11 @@
 % \subsection{Relevant Papers}\label{sec:impl:papers}
 % 
 % \begin{macro}{\keypubs}
+% we just use the {bib\LaTeX} |refsection| facility. NOTE, thisneeds biber to work
+% easily.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\newcommand\keypubs[2][]{%
-\paragraph{Key publications relevant to the project}%
-{\prop@paperlist[#1]{#2}}}
+\newcommand\keypubs[1]{%
+\begin{refsection}\nocite{#2}\printbibliography[heading=empty]\end{refsection}}
 %</cls>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
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