diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index da31d2b7e..77021522b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ cva6:
       - project: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE/setup-ci'
         ref: '$SETUP_CI_CVA6_BRANCH'
         file: 'cva6/core-v-verif-cva6.yml'
+      - local: .gitlab-ci/core-v-verif-cva6.yml
     strategy: depend
   variables:
     TAGS_RUNNER: $TAGS_RUNNER
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/core-v-verif-cva6.yml b/.gitlab-ci/core-v-verif-cva6.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f82108ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/core-v-verif-cva6.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+before_script:
+  - echo no need to enter core-v-verif, already in it
+
+after_script:
+  - echo no need to move artifacts, already in core-v-verif
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/cva6.yml b/.gitlab-ci/cva6.yml
index 383642376..358441448 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/cva6.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/cva6.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,32 @@ stages:
   - backend tests
   - report
 
+.verif_test:
+  stage: verif tests
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [before_script]
+    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
+    - rm -rf artifacts/
+    - mkdir -p artifacts/{reports,logs}
+    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
+    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
+  artifacts: &artifacts
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - artifacts/
+
+.initjob: &initjob
+  job: pub_initjob
+  optional: true
+
+.backend_test:
+  stage: backend tests
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [before_script]
+    - mkdir -p artifacts/{reports,logs}
+    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
+  artifacts: *artifacts
+
 # In the scope of a CI triggered by core-v-verif repository:
 # This job will get the HASH of the given CVA6 branch
 # This HASH will be used by the next jobs instead of the CVA6 given BRANCH name
@@ -167,11 +193,9 @@ pub_smoke:
     DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Short tests to challenge most architectures with most testbenchs configurations"
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 0
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Basic"
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [.verif_test, before_script]
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports artifacts/logs
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     # In order to capture logs in case of test failure, the test script cannot fail.
     - source cva6/regress/smoke-tests.sh || true
     # The list of files must NOT fail on various DV_SIMULATORS values, so use 'v*_sim' to match
@@ -179,15 +203,11 @@ pub_smoke:
     # at least until new RTL simulator configurations are added.)
     - for i in cva6/sim/*/v*_sim/*.log.iss ; do head -10000 $i > artifacts/logs/$(basename $i).head ; done
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/reports/*.yml
-      - artifacts/logs/*.log.iss.head
+  artifacts: *artifacts
 
 pub_riscv_arch_test:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -199,20 +219,12 @@ pub_riscv_arch_test:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 0
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Test suites"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source cva6/regress/dv-riscv-arch-test.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 csr_test:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -224,20 +236,12 @@ csr_test:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 0
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Test suites"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source cva6/regress/dv-riscv-csr-access-test.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_hwconfig:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -250,20 +254,12 @@ pub_hwconfig:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 1
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Basic"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source ./cva6/regress/hwconfig_tests.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_pass.py
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/reports/*.yml
 
 pub_compliance:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -275,21 +271,12 @@ pub_compliance:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 2
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Test suites"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source cva6/regress/dv-riscv-compliance.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
-
 
 pub_tests-v:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -302,21 +289,12 @@ pub_tests-v:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 3
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Test suites"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source cva6/regress/dv-riscv-tests.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
-
 
 pub_tests-p:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -329,85 +307,28 @@ pub_tests-p:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 4
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Test suites"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source cva6/regress/dv-riscv-tests.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
-
-
-pub_synthesis:
-  stage: verif tests
-  timeout: 2 hours
-  extends:
-    - .template_job_always_manual
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - TARGET: [cv32a6_embedded]
-        PERIOD: ["0.85"]
-  variables:
-    INPUT_DELAY: "0.46"
-    OUTPUT_DELAY: "0.11"
-    DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "ASIC Synthesis $TARGET"
-    DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Synthesis indicator with specific Techno"
-    DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 5
-    DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Synthesis"
-  script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    #ack trick to manage float gitlab-ci variables that seems to support only string or integer
-    - echo $(echo $SYNTH_PERIOD)
-    - echo $(echo $INPUT_DELAY)
-    - echo $(echo $OUTPUT_DELAY)
-    - echo $(echo $NAND2_AREA)
-    - echo $FOUNDRY_PATH
-    - echo $PERIOD
-    - echo $TECH_NAME
-    - echo $TARGET
-    - source ./cva6/regress/install-cva6.sh
-    - echo $SYN_DCSHELL_BASHRC; source $SYN_DCSHELL_BASHRC
-    - make -C core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth cva6_synth PERIOD=$(echo $PERIOD) NAND2_AREA=$(echo $NAND2_AREA) FOUNDRY_PATH=$FOUNDRY_PATH TECH_NAME=$TECH_NAME INPUT_DELAY=$(echo $INPUT_DELAY) OUTPUT_DELAY=$(echo $OUTPUT_DELAY) TARGET=$TARGET
-    - mv core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v artifacts/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_synth.py core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/cva6_${TARGET}/reports/$PERIOD/cva6_$(echo $TECH_NAME)_synth_area.rpt core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/synthesis_batch.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_synthesis_others:
-  stage: two
   timeout: 2 hours
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_always_manual
-  needs:
-    - job: pub_build_tools
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: pub_smoke
-      artifacts: false
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - TARGET: [cv64a6_imafdc_sv39]
         PERIOD: ["1.1"]
       - TARGET: [cv32a60x]
         PERIOD: ["0.95"]
-  variables:
+  variables: &synth_vars
     INPUT_DELAY: "0.46"
     OUTPUT_DELAY: "0.11"
     DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "ASIC Synthesis $TARGET"
     DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Synthesis indicator with specific Techno"
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 5
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Synthesis"
-  script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
+  script: &synth_script
     #ack trick to manage float gitlab-ci variables that seems to support only string or integer
     - echo $(echo $SYNTH_PERIOD)
     - echo $(echo $INPUT_DELAY)
@@ -422,35 +343,38 @@ pub_synthesis_others:
     - make -C core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth cva6_synth PERIOD=$(echo $PERIOD) NAND2_AREA=$(echo $NAND2_AREA) FOUNDRY_PATH=$FOUNDRY_PATH TECH_NAME=$TECH_NAME INPUT_DELAY=$(echo $INPUT_DELAY) OUTPUT_DELAY=$(echo $OUTPUT_DELAY) TARGET=$TARGET
     - mv core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v artifacts/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_synth.py core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/cva6_${TARGET}/reports/$PERIOD/cva6_$(echo $TECH_NAME)_synth_area.rpt core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/synthesis_batch.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
   rules:
     - when: manual
       allow_failure: true
 
+pub_synthesis:
+  timeout: 2 hours
+  extends:
+    - .verif_test
+    - .template_job_always_manual
+  variables:
+    <<: *synth_vars
+    TARGET: cv32a6_embedded
+    PERIOD: "0.85"
+  script: *synth_script
 
 pub_smoke-gate:
-  stage: backend tests
+  extends:
+    - .backend_test
+    - .template_job_always_manual
   needs:
+    - *initjob
     - pub_build_tools
     - pub_synthesis
-  extends:
-    - .template_job_always_manual
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - TARGET: [cv32a6_embedded]
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "Smoke Gate $TARGET"
     DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Simple test to check netlist from ASIC synthesis"
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 6
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Post Synthesis"
+    TARGET: cv32a6_embedded
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
     - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
+    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - echo $LIB_VERILOG
     - echo $FOUNDRY_PATH
     - echo $PERIOD
@@ -459,20 +383,15 @@ pub_smoke-gate:
     - source ./cva6/regress/install-riscv-dv.sh
     - source ./cva6/regress/install-riscv-tests.sh
     - mv artifacts/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v core-v-cores/cva6/pd/synth/cva6_${TARGET}_synth_modified.v
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - cd cva6/sim
     - make vcs_clean_all
     - python3 cva6.py --testlist=../tests/testlist_riscv-tests-cv32a60x-p.yaml --test rv32ui-p-lw --iss_yaml cva6.yaml --target $TARGET --iss=spike,vcs-gate $DV_OPTS
-    - cd ../..
+    - cd -
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_simu.py cva6/sim/logfile.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_coremark:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_full_ci
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "CoreMark"
@@ -480,19 +399,12 @@ pub_coremark:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 5
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Performance"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
     - bash cva6/regress/coremark.sh --no-print
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_benchmark.py --coremark cva6/sim/out_*/veri-testharness_sim/core_main.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_dhrystone:
-  stage: verif tests
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_full_ci
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "Dhrystone"
@@ -500,20 +412,13 @@ pub_dhrystone:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 5
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Performance"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
     - bash cva6/regress/dhrystone.sh
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_benchmark.py --dhrystone cva6/sim/out_*/veri-testharness_sim/dhrystone_main.log
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_fpga-build:
-  stage: verif tests
   timeout: 90 minutes
   extends:
+    - .verif_test
     - .template_job_short_ci
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_JOB_TITLE: "FPGA Build $TARGET"
@@ -524,23 +429,17 @@ pub_fpga-build:
     matrix:
       - TARGET: [cv64a6_imafdc_sv39, cv32a60x]
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
     - source $VIVADO_SETUP
     - source cva6/regress/install-cva6.sh
     - make -C core-v-cores/cva6 fpga target=$TARGET
     - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
     - mv core-v-cores/cva6/corev_apu/fpga/work-fpga/ariane_xilinx.bit artifacts/ariane_xilinx_$TARGET.bit
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fpga.py core-v-cores/cva6/corev_apu/fpga/reports/ariane.utilization.rpt
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/ariane_xilinx_$TARGET.bit"
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 pub_generated_tests:
-  stage: verif tests
   tags: [$TAGS_RUNNER]
+  extends:
+    - .verif_test
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 11
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Code Coverage"
@@ -563,10 +462,6 @@ pub_generated_tests:
         DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Generate Random Arithmetic Jump tests using the RISCV-DV"
   script:
     - mkdir -p artifacts/coverage
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source ./cva6/regress/dv-generated-tests.sh
     - mv cva6/sim/vcs_results/default/vcs.d/simv.vdb artifacts/coverage
     - mv cva6/sim/seedlist.yaml artifacts/coverage
@@ -576,16 +471,12 @@ pub_generated_tests:
       allow_failure: true
   timeout: 4h
   artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/coverage/simv.vdb
-      - artifacts/coverage/seedlist.yaml
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
     expire_in: 3 week
 
 pub_directed_isacov-tests:
-  stage: verif tests
   tags: [$TAGS_RUNNER]
+  extends:
+    - .verif_test
   variables:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 13
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Functional Coverage"
@@ -596,10 +487,6 @@ pub_directed_isacov-tests:
         DASHBOARD_JOB_DESCRIPTION: "Execute directed tests to improve functional coverage of ISA"
   script:
     - mkdir -p artifacts/coverage
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - source ./cva6/regress/dv-generated-tests.sh
     - mv cva6/sim/vcs_results/default/vcs.d/simv.vdb artifacts/coverage
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_pass.py
@@ -608,16 +495,14 @@ pub_directed_isacov-tests:
       allow_failure: true
   timeout: 4h
   artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - artifacts/coverage/simv.vdb
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
     expire_in: 3 week
 
 pub_fpga-boot:
   tags: [fpga,shell]
-  stage: backend tests
+  extends:
+    - .backend_test
   needs:
+    - *initjob
     - pub_build_tools
     - pub_fpga-build
   variables:
@@ -628,9 +513,6 @@ pub_fpga-boot:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 10
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Synthesis"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
-    - mv artifacts/tools/spike tools
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
     - source cva6/regress/install-cva6.sh
     - source $VIVADO2022_SETUP
     - mkdir -p core-v-cores/cva6/corev_apu/fpga/work-fpga
@@ -639,15 +521,13 @@ pub_fpga-boot:
     - source check_fpga_boot.sh
     - cd -
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fpga_boot.py core-v-cores/cva6/corev_apu/fpga/scripts/fpga_boot.rpt
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
 
 code_coverage-report:
   tags: [$TAGS_RUNNER]
-  stage: backend tests
+  extends:
+    - .backend_test
   needs:
+    - *initjob
     - pub_generated_tests
     - pub_directed_isacov-tests
   variables:
@@ -656,23 +536,17 @@ code_coverage-report:
     DASHBOARD_SORT_INDEX: 12
     DASHBOARD_JOB_CATEGORY: "Code Coverage"
   script:
-    - mkdir -p artifacts/reports
+    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - mkdir -p artifacts/cov_reports/
-    - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_fail.py
     - mkdir -p cva6/sim/vcs_results/default/vcs.d
     - mv artifacts/coverage/simv.vdb cva6/sim/vcs_results/default/vcs.d/
     - mv artifacts/coverage/seedlist.yaml cva6/sim/seedlist.yaml
-    - echo $SYN_VCS_BASHRC; source $SYN_VCS_BASHRC
     - make -C cva6/sim generate_cov_dash
     - mv cva6/sim/urgReport artifacts/cov_reports/
     - python3 .gitlab-ci/scripts/report_pass.py
   rules:
     - when: on_success
   artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - "artifacts/cov_reports/urgReport"
-      - "artifacts/reports/*.yml"
     expire_in: 3 week
 
 merge reports:
@@ -690,4 +564,3 @@ merge reports:
     when: always
     paths:
       - "artifacts/reports/pipeline_report_$CI_PIPELINE_ID.yml"
-