▁law ▁firm ▁Steph enson ▁Har wood ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁following ▁this , ▁an ▁intern ship ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁( as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Robert ▁Sch uman ▁Foundation ▁program ). ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁mission ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Amb assador ▁An te ▁Č ič in - Š ain . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Pl enk ović ▁completed ▁a ▁programme ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁diplom at ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁passed ▁the ▁consult ation ▁exam ▁at ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁a cademy . ▁Pl enk ović ▁passed ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁Law ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Zag reb , ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁Masters ▁in ▁International ▁Public ▁and ▁Private ▁Law ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁def ending ▁his ▁Masters ▁th esis ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" Subject ivity ▁of ▁EU ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁foreign ▁and ▁security ▁policy " ▁under ▁the ▁t utor age ▁of ▁professor ▁Bud is lav ▁V uk as , ▁judge ▁of ▁International ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁in ▁Hamburg . ▁Besides ▁his ▁native ▁Cro at ian , ▁Pl enk ović ▁speak s ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁flu ently ▁and ▁is ▁convers ant ▁in ▁German . ▁ ▁Diplom