atic ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Pl enk ović ▁worked ▁at ▁different ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁Inter ▁al ia , ▁as ▁a ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁European ▁integration , ▁Ad vis er ▁of ▁Minister ▁for ▁European ▁Affairs , ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁neg ot iation ▁team ▁on ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁on ▁St abil isation ▁and ▁Acc ession . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Pl enk ović ▁was ▁a ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁Mission ▁for ▁the ▁EU ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁coord ination ▁of ▁political ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Mission ▁and ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁networking ▁with ▁the ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commission , ▁Council , ▁European ▁Parliament ▁and ▁other ▁permanent ▁representations ▁of ▁various ▁Member ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁Cro at ian ▁application ▁for ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁making ▁pressure ▁for ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁candidate ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁acc ession ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Pl enk ović ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁amb assador ▁in ▁France ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁political ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁issues . ▁During ▁his ▁diplom atic ▁career , ▁Pl enk ović