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This paper discusses EU efforts at implementing a comprehensive approach of what it has termed Civil-Military Coordination (CMCO) in the context of the growth of the EU as a security provider by means of civilian and military crisis operations under the ESDP. Based on an analysis of the existing institutional framework, as well as attempts to institutionalize CMCO in practice, the paper shows that, despite having the necessary tools at its disposal to implement CMCO effectively, the EU has so far fallen short of achieving the coordination goals it has set for itself. The paper also suggests ways of improving the practice of CMCO in the future.