  EROS-II is a second generation microlensing experiment. The experimental
setup, in operation at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) at La Silla
(Chile) since mid-1996 is briefly described together with its scientific
objectives. The first results from our microlensing searches towards the Small
Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Galactic Plane are presented. We also give some
results from a dedicated campaign which took place in 96-97, and aimed at
studying magellanic Cepheids systematically. We conclude by an overview of the
semi-automated supernov\ae search.
