"Very important for the new Commission's success is new cooperation with the presiding country which chairs the Council and which can accelerate the whole legislative process, including political discussions which will bring concrete results," he told reporters in the European Parliament.
"In a way, we should be the key to the success in the first 100-plus days of the new Commission," Plenkovic said.
On Tuesday, at a plenary of the European Parliament, he will present the priorities of Croatia's presidency of the Council of the EU alongside Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Plenkovic said that at the plenary he would showthe connection between Croatia's priorities and von-der Leyen's plan for Europe.
Earlier today, he spoke about the Croatian presidency at a meeting of the European People's Party. He reiterated that the focus will be on wrapping up Brexit, preparing negotiations on new EU-UK relations, the new EU budget, a Zagreb Summit on enlargement in May, and the Conference on the Future of Europe.
On Tuesday, Plenkovic will meet with European Parliament President David Sassoli and address MEPs on Croatia's EU presidency.