EUPHRESCO will achieve its objectives through the completion of five workpackages

Workpackage 1. Project coordination, management, communication and dissemination

• Manage and coordinate the Phytosanitary ERA-NET
• Communicate the aims and progress of the Phytosanitary ERA-NET
• Disseminate project outputs for the wider benefit of non-participating European phytosanitary research funders, other European stakeholders, including industry bodies and Technology Platforms, and appropriate Non-EU plant health bodies.

Workpackage 2. Mapping and analysis of existing research and of current needs

• Gather information on existing phytosanitary research programmes, infrastructures and resources; identify relevant national industry representatives; and to map any pre-existing regional/national linkages between research programmes.
• Evaluate and analyse the gathered information to identify: overlaps, gaps, duplication, strengths/weaknesses, opportunities and common research priorities.
• Develop common 'principles' guide for best practice

Workpackage 3. Developing instruments and preparing for pilot projects

• Develop the instruments, mechanisms and processes needed to enable joint trans-national activities and funding of a future trans-national phytosanitary research programme.
• Prepare for pilot projects to test instruments.

Workpackage 4. Test, evaluate and refine instruments (Pilots)

• Pilot, evaluate and refine the instruments needed for trans-national collaboration and trans-national funding of research
• Establish common, proven instruments and mechanisms for use beyond the end of the ERA-NET.

Workpackage 5. Develop trans-national agendas, programmes and a long-term, sustainable coordination Network, and external linkages to other disciplines

• Develop a common research agenda based on shared priorities resulting in a proposed programme for trans-national funding at the end of the ERA-NET.
• Establish an infrastructure, which will ensure long-term sustainability of the research funder network beyond the end of the ERA-NET. This network would continue to coordinate, develop and implement trans-national phytosanitary research. In addition, it would also maintain and develop further links to industry and other national and international organisations.
• Explore and improve linkages with other priority disciplines relevant to Plant Health needs (review of inter-disciplinary linkages and needs).