▁the ▁agreement , ▁after ▁President ▁Kol inda ▁Gra bar - K itar ović ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁particip ate ▁at ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Art urs ▁K ri š j ā nis ▁K ari ņ š ▁of ▁Lat via , ▁Pl enk ović ▁represented ▁the ▁govern ments ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁center - right ▁European ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( EP P ) ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁new ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁top ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁European ▁elections , ▁including ▁the ▁European ▁Council , ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁Comment ators ▁mostly ▁described ▁Pl enk ović ' s ▁political ▁positions ▁as ▁pro - Europe an ▁and ▁moder ate , ▁and ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁exception ▁in ▁a ▁eu ros cept ic ▁tr end ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Some ▁obser vers ▁described ▁his ▁positions ▁as ▁moder ate ▁conserv ative , ▁or ▁simply ▁as ▁conserv ative . ▁ ▁Pl enk ović ▁described ▁his ▁policy ▁as ▁" de void ▁of ▁extrem es ▁and ▁popul ism ", ▁and ▁his ▁political ▁views ▁as ▁centre - right . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Andre j ▁Pl enk ović ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁lawyer ▁Ana ▁Mas la ć ▁Pl enk ović ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁Mario . ▁In ▁early ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁couple ▁are ▁expecting ▁their ▁second ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁Mil a . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁Mario ▁Pl enk ović ▁lives ▁in ▁Sloven