This fifth edition of the EMFL Days was organized in Kerkrade from September 19-21. About 120 EMFL staff members gathered right on the Dutch-German border, benefiting from Rolduc Abbey‘s sublime ambience and a serene autumnal atmosphere. The aim of the meeting was to continue to learn more about each other’s work at the different sites, exchange ideas, and define a common strategy for the future of EMFL. This included scientific work, but as well work on technological and administrative aspects, giving also a podium to express concerns about soaring energy prices. The program was divided into two parts: A formal program with plenary sessions and workgroups dealing with various topics, and an informal program, crowned by a visit to GaiaZOO. The EMFL Days started on Monday afternoon by a plenary session with an opening and welcome by Peter Christianen, chair of the EMFL Board of Directors. The directors of the three laboratories – Peter Christianen (HFML), Charles Simon (LNCMI), and Jochen Wosnitza (HLD) – presented the current state and future plans of their facilities. Further, Geert Rikken and Xavier Chaud gave overviews on the EU projects ISABEL and SuperEMFL, respectively. An informal evening program closed the day, when staff joined the icebreaking EMFL pub-quiz. Exchange of information and discussions started Tuesday morning during the two first sessions of the workgroups. This year, the workgroups covered the topics: i) Magnets and facilities development, ii) Instrumentation, iii) Administration/hosting users/ communication, and iv) PhD/Post-Doc session. The afternoon was dedicated to an informal tour through Kerkrade, allowing to visit cultural attractions, as well as burning a few extra calories on hiking trails in the pleasant Limburgian surroundings while marveling the few remains standing testament to the long-gone golden age of coal mining in the area. The highlight of the day was a thorough visit of the roughly 100 different species of GaiaZOO, only to be topped by the dinner, disguised as a culinary safari. Wednesday morning, the groups continued their work during the two last sessions and defined their vision of a common strategy for EMFL. The morning ended with the wrap up plenary meeting during which the outcome of the different sessions was shared. Looking back, the EMFL Days are ideal for exchanging information between EMFL staff, whether to discuss the development of a project and its opportunities or to stimulate ideas by creating stronger bonds and intensified dialogue between staff as well as by getting to know each other better. Indeed, the spot-on organized EMFL Days 2022 has been a very successful and fruitful meeting