, ▁basic ▁branch ▁J elen ov ac ▁and ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Foreign ▁and ▁European ▁affairs . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 6 ▁By ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Parliament ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pl enk ović ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁Cro at ian ▁obser vers ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁an ▁observer ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁rat ification ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁on ▁Cro at ian ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁the ▁positive ▁reports ▁and ▁resolution s ▁on ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁the ▁appropriate ▁allocation ▁of ▁EU ▁funds ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁the ▁Mult ian n ual ▁Fin an cial ▁Framework ▁( M FF ) ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁HD Z ▁candidate ▁on ▁the ▁joint ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Cro at ian ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁campaign . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁the ▁HD Z ▁programme ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁elections , ▁“ a ▁Cro at ian ▁voice ▁in ▁Europe ”, ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁led ▁by ▁President ▁Tom is lav ▁Kar am ark o . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁principles ▁of