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Members, 17

Every member for Bulgaria this term, current first, with their record over the whole term and all roll calls (each vote counted in the group of that day).

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What the columns mean

Participationⓘ: roll calls with a recorded vote, of the roll calls while in office. With majority lineⓘ: votes cast the way the plurality of their group voted, of the votes where the group had a line. Against clear lineⓘ: votes otherwise than a line held by at least two thirds of their group with at least 10 members voting, of the votes where it had one. Abstentionⓘ: of the votes cast. ± group: difference from the median of the member’s group (the one they held for most of the period), in percentage points; not compared for a member who changed group in the period; the non-attached have no group line. Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of each vote; a figure over fewer than 50 votes is shown as a count.

Members for Bulgaria
Select	Member	Group	Participation	± group	With majority line	± group	Against clear line	Abstention
Select Andrey KOVATCHEV	Andrey KOVATCHEV	EPP	95.5 % of 5 928	+5.6 pts median 89.9 %	93.5 % of 5 664	−0.1 pts median 93.6 %	4.3 % of 5 398	3.1 % of 5 664
Select Andrey NOVAKOV	Andrey NOVAKOV	EPP	90.7 % of 5 928	+0.7 pts median 89.9 %	93.4 % of 5 374	−0.2 pts median 93.6 %	4.5 % of 5 112	3.0 % of 5 374
Select Elena YONCHEVA	Elena YONCHEVA changed group Changed group in this period: not compared with a single group’s median.	ECR	51.3 % of 5 928	—no group line	87.5 % of 455	—no group line	10.4 % of 425	7.2 % of 3 041
Select Emil RADEV	Emil RADEV	EPP	73.7 % of 5 928	−16.2 pts median 89.9 %	91.2 % of 4 368	−2.4 pts median 93.6 %	6.3 % of 4 149	4.2 % of 4 368
Select Eva MAYDELL	Eva MAYDELL	EPP	44.3 % of 5 928	−45.6 pts median 89.9 %	92.6 % of 2 628	−1.0 pts median 93.6 %	4.7 % of 2 485	2.7 % of 2 628
Select Hristo PETROV	Hristo PETROV	Renew	92.7 % of 5 928	+2.3 pts median 90.4 %	96.2 % of 5 493	+0.7 pts median 95.5 %	2.8 % of 5 344	1.4 % of 5 497
Select Ilhan KYUCHYUK	Ilhan KYUCHYUK	Renew	92.6 % of 5 928	+2.2 pts median 90.4 %	97.7 % of 5 485	+2.2 pts median 95.5 %	1.5 % of 5 339	1.2 % of 5 490
Select Ilia LAZAROV	Ilia LAZAROV	EPP	73.8 % of 5 928	−16.1 pts median 89.9 %	88.2 % of 4 373	−5.4 pts median 93.6 %	9.8 % of 4 154	3.9 % of 4 373
Select Ivaylo VALCHEV	Ivaylo VALCHEV	ECR	97.5 % of 5 928	+5.8 pts median 91.6 %	92.5 % of 5 760	+1.3 pts median 91.1 %	4.3 % of 5 011	10.0 % of 5 777
Select Kristian VIGENIN	Kristian VIGENIN	S&D	86.2 % of 5 928	−3.7 pts median 89.9 %	94.4 % of 5 107	−1.8 pts median 96.3 %	5.1 % of 5 017	3.2 % of 5 109
Select Nikola MINCHEV	Nikola MINCHEV	Renew	93.8 % of 5 928	+3.3 pts median 90.4 %	97.2 % of 5 554	+1.7 pts median 95.5 %	2.0 % of 5 401	1.3 % of 5 559
Select Petar VOLGIN	Petar VOLGIN	ESN	91.5 % of 5 928	+0.1 pts median 91.3 %	89.7 % of 5 413	−4.9 pts median 94.6 %	7.4 % of 5 122	8.9 % of 5 422
Select Rada LAYKOVA	Rada LAYKOVA	ESN	83.0 % of 5 928	−8.3 pts median 91.3 %	95.1 % of 4 914	+0.5 pts median 94.6 %	3.2 % of 4 661	9.5 % of 4 921
Select Radan KANEV	Radan KANEV	EPP	73.0 % of 5 928	−17.0 pts median 89.9 %	88.0 % of 4 325	−5.6 pts median 93.6 %	9.9 % of 4 107	7.3 % of 4 325
Select Stanislav STOYANOV	Stanislav STOYANOV	ESN	92.2 % of 5 928	+0.8 pts median 91.3 %	92.5 % of 5 456	−2.1 pts median 94.6 %	4.8 % of 5 177	9.6 % of 5 464
Select Taner KABILOV	Taner KABILOV changed group Changed group in this period: not compared with a single group’s median.	ECR	79.2 % of 5 928	—no group line	90.9 % of 1 020	—no group line	6.1 % of 929	7.0 % of 4 693
Select Tsvetelina PENKOVA	Tsvetelina PENKOVA	S&D	80.9 % of 5 928	−9.0 pts median 89.9 %	96.3 % of 4 791	±0.0 pts median 96.3 %	3.4 % of 4 707	2.6 % of 4 793

Group mix

The groups the delegation’s current members sit in, from left to right.

Group: the political group, left to right. Seats: the delegation’s current members in it.
Group	Seats
S&D	2
Renew	3
EPP	6
ECR	3
ESN	3

Votes where the delegation split most

Final roll-call votes with the lowest cohesion of the delegation (Agreement Index), with its members’ votes for–against–abstained, in total and per group at the date of the vote. Only votes where at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted.

Vote: the decision and the vote in words. Delegation: its members’ votes for–against–abstained. Cohesion: the delegation’s Agreement Index on the vote (0 evenly split – 1 unanimous). By group: its members’ votes per group at the date, with the group’s line among them (a clear line: at least two thirds of its votes cast with at least 10 members voting; Divided when no position had two thirds).

Vote: the decision and the vote in words. Delegation: its members’ votes for–against–abstained. Cohesion: the delegation’s Agreement Index on the vote (0 evenly split – 1 unanimous). By group: its members’ votes per group at the date, with the group’s line among them (a clear line: at least two thirds of its votes cast with at least 10 members voting; Divided when no position had two thirds).
Date	Vote	Delegation	Cohesion	By group
12 Feb 2026	Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Final vote — text as a whole	5–3–5	0.08	S&D 2–0–0 Divided Renew 2–0–1 Divided EPP 0–0–3 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–2–1 Divided No group 1–0–0 No line
19 Dec 2024	Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights Decision to open negotiations with the Council	4–4–2	0.10	Renew 1–0–2 Divided EPP 2–1–0 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 1–2–0 Divided
13 Nov 2025	Framework for achieving climate neutrality Final vote	5–2–6	0.19	S&D 1–0–0 Divided Renew 3–0–0 Divided EPP 1–0–4 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–1–0 Divided No group 0–0–2 No line
11 Sept 2025	Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution Final vote — text as a whole	5–6–2	0.19	S&D 1–0–0 Divided Renew 3–0–0 Divided EPP 0–5–0 Divided ECR 0–0–1 Divided ESN 1–1–1 Divided
28 Nov 2024	Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments Final vote — text as a whole	3–6–4	0.19	S&D 0–2–0 Divided Renew 1–1–2 Divided EPP 2–0–2 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–2–0 Divided
28 Apr 2026	Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole	7–7–1	0.20	S&D 0–2–0 Divided Renew 0–3–0 Divided EPP 5–0–0 Divided ECR 1–0–0 Divided ESN 0–2–1 Divided No group 1–0–0 No line
28 Apr 2026	Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Final vote — text as a whole	7–5–3	0.20	S&D 2–0–0 Divided Renew 3–0–0 Divided EPP 1–1–3 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–3–0 Divided No group 1–0–0 No line
11 Mar 2026	EU enlargement strategy Final vote — text as a whole	7–4–4	0.20	S&D 0–0–2 Divided Renew 3–0–0 Divided EPP 4–1–0 Divided ECR 0–0–1 Divided ESN 0–3–0 Divided No group 0–0–1 No line
25 Nov 2025	Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) Final vote — text as a whole	7–5–3	0.20	S&D 2–0–0 Divided Renew 3–0–0 Divided EPP 2–0–3 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–2–0 Divided No group 0–2–0 No line
17 Jun 2026	Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) Final vote	7–6–1	0.25	S&D 0–1–0 Divided Renew 2–0–1 Divided EPP 4–1–0 Divided ECR 0–1–0 Divided ESN 0–3–0 Divided No group 1–0–0 No line

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Cohesion over time

The delegation’s Agreement Index on final roll-call votes, per quarter. It reflects the mix of groups its members sit in. A vote counts when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted; a gap is a quarter with fewer than 20 votes counted.

Bulgaria: 0.69 over the whole period (620 votes), 0.70 in Q4 2024 and 0.66 in Q3 2026.

Data as a table

Agreement Index per period (0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same), with the votes counted in it. — : fewer than 20 votes counted in the period (a vote counts for a bloc when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted).
Period	Bulgaria
Q3 2024	—7 votes
Q4 2024	0.7054 votes
Q1 2025	0.6430 votes
Q2 2025	0.6983 votes
Q3 2025	0.7358 votes
Q4 2025	0.73118 votes
Q1 2026	0.6688 votes
Q2 2026	0.7095 votes
Q3 2026	0.6672 votes
Whole period	0.69
Votes considered	620

Connections

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/countries/bg
Official source: Members by country, European Parliament
Data source: EP Open Data: current members
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version: data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Bulgaria delegation to the European Parliament”. National delegation. country BG. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/countries/bg (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Members by country, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?countryCode=BG. Data: EP Open Data: current members, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/show-current?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.

BibTeX

@misc{epw-country-bg,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Bulgaria delegation to the European Parliament}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/countries/bg}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/countries/bg},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {National delegation. country BG. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?countryCode=BG. Data: EP Open Data: current members (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}