We are pleased to present the second ranking list in the international CEUS-UNISONO call for bilateral and trilateral research projects conducted by research teams from Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Poland in accordance with the Lead Agency Procedure within the framework of the multilateral CEUS programme. 9 research projects have been recommended for funding following a merit-based evaluation conducted by the Czech Science Foundation - Grantová agentura České republiky (GAČR) from the Czech Republic. »