diff --git a/base/Makefile b/base/Makefile
index d72521d..848d448 100644
--- a/base/Makefile
+++ b/base/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.vars
 TEXINPUTS = .:
 include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.in
 
+clean: clean-local
+	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
+distclean: distclean-local
+	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
+
 echo:	
 	echo $(PACKAGEDATE)
 
diff --git a/base/proposal-blx.bib b/base/proposal-blx.bib
deleted file mode 100644
index 4381008..0000000
--- a/base/proposal-blx.bib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-@Comment{$ biblatex control file $}
-@Comment{$ biblatex version 2.7 $}
-Do not modify this file!
-
-This is an auxiliary file used by the 'biblatex' package.
-This file may safely be deleted. It will be recreated as
-required.
-
-@Control{biblatex-control,
-  options = {2.7:0:0:1:0:1:1:0:1:0:0:12:3:1:77:+:anyt},
-}
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index cee7b6f..0ef9145 100644
Binary files a/base/proposal.pdf and b/base/proposal.pdf differ
diff --git a/dfg/Makefile b/dfg/Makefile
index d5bb39b..6a35e70 100644
--- a/dfg/Makefile
+++ b/dfg/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.vars
 TEXINPUTS = .:
 include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.in
 
-clean distclean:
+clean: clean-local
+	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
+distclean: distclean-local
 	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
 
 
diff --git a/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf b/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf
index 2b718ba..0fca60d 100644
Binary files a/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf and b/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf differ
diff --git a/dfg/examples/proposal/Makefile b/dfg/examples/proposal/Makefile
index 618a3cd..beed5c7 100644
--- a/dfg/examples/proposal/Makefile
+++ b/dfg/examples/proposal/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f *~ *.log *.ilg *.out *.glo *.idx *.ilg *.blg *.run.xml *.synctex.gz *.cut
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata
+	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata *-blx.bib
 	rm -Rf auto
 
 echo:
diff --git a/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf b/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf
index 7144892..67937f6 100644
Binary files a/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf and b/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf differ
diff --git a/dfg/examples/report/Makefile b/dfg/examples/report/Makefile
index 3408045..aa97163 100644
--- a/dfg/examples/report/Makefile
+++ b/dfg/examples/report/Makefile
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ $(TBIB.pdf): %.pdf: %.tex $(SRC) $(BIB) $(PROPCLS)
 	    then $(PDFLATEX)  $<  || $(RM) $@; fi
 
 clean: 
-	rm -f *.log *.blg *~ *.synctex.gz *.cut
+	rm -f *~ *.log *.ilg *.out *.glo *.idx *.ilg *.blg *.run.xml *.synctex.gz *.cut
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f *.aux *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata
+	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata *-blx.bib
 	rm -Rf auto
 
 echo:
diff --git a/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf b/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf
index 4ae10d4..db65851 100644
Binary files a/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf and b/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf differ
diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/Makefile b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/Makefile
index 1c01aae..34237fa 100644
--- a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/Makefile
+++ b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f *~ *.log *.ilg *.out *.glo *.idx *.ilg *.blg *.run.xml *.synctex.gz *.cut
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata
+	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata  *-blx.bib
 	rm -Rf auto
 
 echo:
diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bf384d..0000000
--- a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-@Comment{$ biblatex control file $}
-@Comment{$ biblatex version 2.6 $}
-Do not modify this file!
-
-This is an auxiliary file used by the 'biblatex' package.
-This file may safely be deleted. It will be recreated as
-required.
-
-@Control{biblatex-control,
-  options = {2.6:0:0:1:0:0:1:1:0:1:0:0:12:1:3:1:79:+},
-}
diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf
index 0f68d8f..e9fc554 100644
Binary files a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf and b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf differ
diff --git a/eu/Makefile b/eu/Makefile
index da17f4f..29023ab 100644
--- a/eu/Makefile
+++ b/eu/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.vars
 TEXINPUTS = .:
 include $(PREFIX)/Makefile.in
 
-clean distclean:
+clean: clean-local
+	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
+distclean: distclean-local
 	@for d in $(EXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@); done;
 
diff --git a/eu/euproposal.pdf b/eu/euproposal.pdf
index 8d3cd25..f38d6b4 100644
Binary files a/eu/euproposal.pdf and b/eu/euproposal.pdf differ
diff --git a/eu/examples/strep/Makefile b/eu/examples/strep/Makefile
index 2ed9b15..32d4809 100644
--- a/eu/examples/strep/Makefile
+++ b/eu/examples/strep/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f *~ *.log *.ilg *.out *.glo *.idx *.ilg *.blg *.run.xml *.synctex.gz *.cut
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata
+	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.thm *.out *.run.xml *.bbl *.toc *.deliv* *.pdata *-blx.bib
 	rm -Rf auto
 
 echo:
diff --git a/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf b/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf
index 9e59291..53d065e 100644
Binary files a/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf and b/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf differ
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index ac73ac7..a9b9ca8 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ $(DTX.pdf): %.pdf: %.dtx $(DTX.sty) $(DTX.cls)
 	@if (grep Rerun $(patsubst %.dtx, %.log, $(firstword $<)) > /dev/null);\
 	    then $(PDFLATEX) $(firstword $<); fi
 
-clean:     
+clean-local:     
 	rm -f *~ *.log *.ilg *.out *.glo *.idx *.ilg *.blg *.run.xml *.synctex.gz
 
-distclean: 	clean
-	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.toc *.thm *.bbl *.bcf
+distclean-local: clean-local
+	rm -f *.aux *.ind *.gls *.ps *.dvi *.toc *.thm *.bbl *.bcf *-blx.bib
 	rm -Rf auto	
 
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