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Elena YONCHEVA

ECR · Bulgaria

Group
ECR Changed group: Renew 16 Jul 2024 – 22 Dec 2024 → No group 23 Dec 2024 – 7 Jul 2026 → ECR since 8 Jul 2026
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
51.3 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls Changed group in this period: not compared with a single group’s median.
With majority line
—ⓘ The non-attached have no group line.
More facts (5)
National party
DPS Movement for Rights and Freedoms
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
—ⓘ The non-attached have no group line.
Committees
EMPL, LIBE (substitute)
Member id
197842
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Record

The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.

Roll-call participation ⓘ

51.3 %

3 041 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority lineⓘ

—

The non-attached have no group line.

Against clear lineⓘ

—

The non-attached have no group line.

Abstention ⓘ

7.2 %

219 of 3 041 votes cast

Compared with each group they sat in

The member’s record in each group they sat in during the period, over the roll calls held while they sat in it (dates: the first and last of them). Each figure with its denominator: participation of the roll calls held, majority line of the votes where the group had one, against clear line of the votes where it had a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting), abstention of the votes cast. Median: that group’s median over the same roll calls, with the member’s difference in percentage points. A figure over fewer than 50 votes is shown as a count.
GroupParticipationWith majority lineAgainst clear lineAbstention
Renew 17 Jul 2024 – 19 Dec 202444.4 % of 516 median 96.3 % (−51.9 pts)96.9 % of 226 median 96.1 % (+0.8 pts)0.9 % of 2180.4 % of 229
No group 20 Jan 2025 – 7 Jul 202653.4 % of 4 841 median 86.7 %no group lineno group line7.7 % of 2 583
ECR 8 Jul 2026 – 17 Sept 202640.1 % of 571 median 97.7 % (−57.6 pts)78.2 % of 229 median 89.7 % (−11.5 pts)20.3 % of 2078.3 % of 229
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes.
  • “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
  • A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.
  • This member changed group in this period: each vote counts them in the group of that day, and they are compared with each group over the roll calls held while they sat in it — not with one group’s median.
  • The non-attached have no group line: loyalty and votes against a clear line are not computed.

Votes, 620

Export

Every final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
11 Mar 2026Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty Adopted 482 for, 108 against, 42 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Mar 2026Tackling barriers to the single market for defence Adopted 393 for, 169 against, 67 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
11 Mar 2026Flagship European defence projects of common interest Adopted 448 for, 122 against, 38 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law Passed 498 for, 90 against, 28 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Establishing an EU talent pool Passed 414 for, 182 against, 21 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee Passed 441 for, 105 against, 81 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 Adopted 493 for, 92 against, 44 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing Adopted 367 for, 166 against, 84 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024 Adopted 602 for, 9 against, 8 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges Adopted 460 for, 71 against, 88 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies Adopted 528 for, 21 against, 62 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Mar 2026The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act Adopted 399 for, 78 against, 69 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
24 Feb 2026Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine Adopted 437 for, 82 against, 70 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain Passed 555 for, 0 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine Adopted 514 for, 3 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Adopted 524 for, 3 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts Adopted 502 for, 2 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Adopted 385 for, 141 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Adopted 332 for, 209 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Adopted 340 for, 141 against, 68 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
12 Feb 2026Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire Adopted 363 for, 71 against, 81 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027 Passed 458 for, 140 against, 44 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility Passed 473 for, 140 against, 32 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 Consent given 490 for, 130 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi – Belgium Passed 593 for, 55 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified soybean DBN-09004-6 Objection passed 461 for, 169 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) Objection passed 462 for, 169 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified cotton T304-40 Objection passed 428 for, 156 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 Objection passed 463 for, 164 against, 21 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino Interim report adopted 552 for, 24 against, 75 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: —
11 Feb 2026EU strategic defence and security partnerships Adopted 440 for, 119 against, 85 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level Passed 408 for, 184 against, 60 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept Passed 396 for, 226 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Amending regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products Passed 625 for, 15 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Amending the Measuring Instruments Directive Passed 594 for, 25 against, 23 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products Passed 483 for, 102 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026Framework for achieving climate neutrality Passed 413 for, 226 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026European Union designs (codification) Passed 613 for, 5 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Feb 2026European Central Bank – annual report 2025 Adopted 443 for, 71 against, 117 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 165 for, 390 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Adopted 503 for, 9 against, 100 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic Adopted 582 for, 0 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges Adopted 483 for, 68 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness Adopted 318 for, 247 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure Adopted 471 for, 68 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Brutal repression against protesters in Iran Adopted 562 for, 9 against, 57 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
22 Jan 2026Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania Adopted 385 for, 165 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
21 Jan 2026Air passenger rights Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) adopted 632 for, 15 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
21 Jan 2026EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina Consent given 565 for, 83 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
21 Jan 2026Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine Consent given 499 for, 135 against, 24 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —

Roll-call participation

One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.

No vote recorded on 50 of 107 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table
Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 20242321
18 Jul 202410
16 Sept 202420
18 Sept 202420
19 Sept 2024920
7 Oct 202420
8 Oct 202411
9 Oct 20241818
10 Oct 202440
21 Oct 202420
22 Oct 2024100
23 Oct 2024129127
24 Oct 2024130
13 Nov 202420
14 Nov 20243633
25 Nov 202420
26 Nov 20241818
27 Nov 20241111
28 Nov 2024570
17 Dec 2024130
18 Dec 2024330
19 Dec 2024450
20 Jan 202520
21 Jan 202510
22 Jan 202520
23 Jan 2025450
10 Feb 202510
11 Feb 2025320
12 Feb 20251010
13 Feb 2025300
10 Mar 202520
11 Mar 202599
12 Mar 2025228211
13 Mar 20252417
31 Mar 202530
1 Apr 20253535
2 Apr 2025251215
3 Apr 20256252
5 May 202551
6 May 20251010
7 May 2025220159
8 May 20251030
21 May 202522
22 May 20255335
16 Jun 202520
17 Jun 2025410
18 Jun 2025910
19 Jun 2025870
7 Jul 202510
8 Jul 20255526
9 Jul 2025134101
10 Jul 20253634
8 Sept 202510
9 Sept 202510192
10 Sept 20253425
11 Sept 20256914
6 Oct 202521
7 Oct 202555
8 Oct 20255552
9 Oct 20256526
20 Oct 202530
21 Oct 2025130
22 Oct 2025186172
23 Oct 2025550
13 Nov 2025267259
24 Nov 202530
25 Nov 20257534
26 Nov 202510082
27 Nov 202512596
15 Dec 202544
16 Dec 20256665
17 Dec 2025430
18 Dec 2025420
20 Jan 20266765
21 Jan 202611240
22 Jan 20265857
9 Feb 202621
10 Feb 20263837
11 Feb 20261311
12 Feb 2026141113
24 Feb 2026430
9 Mar 202610
10 Mar 202619732
11 Mar 20266055
12 Mar 2026340
25 Mar 202632
26 Mar 20266968
27 Apr 202620
28 Apr 20262250
29 Apr 20262960
30 Apr 2026680
18 May 202644
19 May 202633
20 May 20269665
21 May 2026980
15 Jun 202622
16 Jun 20264037
17 Jun 202612793
18 Jun 2026770
6 Jul 202620
7 Jul 20267254
8 Jul 202614460
9 Jul 2026670
14 Sept 202610
15 Sept 2026155123
16 Sept 20268046
17 Sept 20261240

Voting neighbours

Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within the same group (on the day of each vote)

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Sigrid FRIIS RenewDenmark97 % of 225 shared92 %
Anna STÜRGKH RenewAustria97 % of 210 shared92 %
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewNetherlands97 % of 229 shared92 %
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewNetherlands96 % of 228 shared92 %
Marjan ŠAREC RenewSlovenia96 % of 227 shared92 %
Hristo PETROV RenewBulgaria96 % of 227 shared92 %
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG RenewNetherlands96 % of 226 shared92 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania96 % of 225 shared92 %
Jana TOOM RenewEstonia96 % of 224 shared92 %
Dainius ŽALIMAS RenewLithuania96 % of 228 shared92 %

Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Taner KABILOV changed group ECRBulgaria70 % of 1 957 shared44 %
Jérémy DECERLE RenewFrance61 % of 1 457 shared33 %
Eleonora MELETI EPPGreece61 % of 2 503 shared39 %
Gabriella GERZSENYI EPPHungary60 % of 1 507 shared41 %
Victor NEGRESCU S&DRomania60 % of 2 690 shared37 %
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS EPPGreece59 % of 2 822 shared39 %
Tsvetelina PENKOVA S&DBulgaria59 % of 2 623 shared37 %
Dimitris TSIODRAS EPPGreece59 % of 2 839 shared38 %
Emil RADEV EPPBulgaria59 % of 2 433 shared38 %
Dragoş BENEA S&DRomania59 % of 1 985 shared38 %

Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
BodyRoleFromTo
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeMember14 Sept 2026now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeSubstitute2 Sept 2026now
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the MediterraneanDMED Parliamentary assemblySubstitute15 Jul 2026now
Committee on DevelopmentDEVE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 202422 Dec 2024
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeMember23 Jan 20257 Jul 2026
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeMember19 Jul 202422 Dec 2024
Subcommittee on Human RightsDROI SubcommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 202422 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of ChinaD-CN DelegationMember19 Sept 202422 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 202422 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with the Arab PeninsulaDARP DelegationMember31 Mar 20257 Jul 2026

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 -2023/0438(COD).Shadow rapporteurLIBE18 Sept 2024

Topics they work on (model-assigned)

Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.

In the chamber

Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.

20 contributions recorded; 25 minutes of speaking time.

Show all 20 recent contributions

Questions and motions, 2

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
DateTitleKindAnswer
13 Jul 2026Alleged unlawful disclosure and misuse of PNR data in Bulgaria E-10-2026-002896Written questionwith 1 co-authorNot yet answered
3 Mar 2026Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece O-10-2026-000010Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered

Amendments tabled in committee, 3

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

National delegation

  • Delegation Bulgaria National delegation

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version
data version 579b2832c723 (26 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
26 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Elena YONCHEVA”. Member record. memberId 197842. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?nb=all&page=5&rows=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197842. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197842?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-member-197842,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Elena YONCHEVA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?nb=all&page=5&rows=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?nb=all&page=5&rows=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197842. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197842. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}