Member
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.
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.
Chamber median: 90.2 %
Compared with each group they sat in
| Group | Participation | With majority line | Against clear line | Abstention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renew 17 Jul 2024 – 19 Dec 2024 | 44.4 % of 516 median 96.3 % (−51.9 pts) | 96.9 % of 226 median 96.1 % (+0.8 pts) | 0.9 % of 218 | 0.4 % of 229 |
| No group 20 Jan 2025 – 7 Jul 2026 | 53.4 % of 4 841 median 86.7 % | no group line | no group line | 7.7 % of 2 583 |
| ECR 8 Jul 2026 – 17 Sept 2026 | 40.1 % of 571 median 97.7 % (−57.6 pts) | 78.2 % of 229 median 89.7 % (−11.5 pts) | 20.3 % of 207 | 8.3 % 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.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 1 | 316 for, 161 against, 175 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 27 — part 2 | 458 for, 174 against, 12 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 27 — part 1 | 517 for, 93 against, 38 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 9 — part 2 | 504 for, 91 against, 64 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 8 — part 2 | 423 for, 153 against, 61 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 8 — part 1 | 595 for, 24 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 7 — part 2 | 345 for, 295 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Amendment 8 to paragraph 7 | 269 for, 371 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Paragraph 2 — part 1 | 494 for, 74 against, 88 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia Amendment 7 to paragraph 2 | 106 for, 340 against, 200 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 483 for, 103 against, 70 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 49 | 195 for, 429 against, 21 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 49 | 254 for, 389 against, 14 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 6 to paragraph 49 | 261 for, 379 against, 21 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 3 | 483 for, 50 against, 132 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 2 | 301 for, 273 against, 77 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 1 | 462 for, 46 against, 143 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 46 | 358 for, 211 against, 86 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 4 to paragraph 46 | 148 for, 433 against, 78 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 33 | 114 for, 532 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 21 | 188 for, 416 against, 30 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 21 | 201 for, 425 against, 25 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 | 184 for, 424 against, 39 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 18 | 183 for, 432 against, 37 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 17 | 203 for, 424 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania Amendment 8 to paragraph 11 | 196 for, 424 against, 26 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Amendment 4 to paragraph 53 | 554 for, 63 against, 38 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Separate vote on paragraph 31 | 454 for, 143 against, 56 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 27 | 101 for, 534 against, 18 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 10 | 412 for, 114 against, 120 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Amendment 3 to paragraph 1 | 510 for, 103 against, 41 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 381 for, 107 against, 171 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 64 | 202 for, 433 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 6 to paragraph 57 | 202 for, 348 against, 107 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 49 | 207 for, 412 against, 24 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 48 | 144 for, 430 against, 58 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 46 | 224 for, 401 against, 17 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 5 to paragraph 46 | 307 for, 294 against, 53 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 43 | 89 for, 447 against, 116 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 43 | 186 for, 403 against, 69 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Separate vote on paragraph 42 | 470 for, 125 against, 60 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 32 to paragraph 40 | 207 for, 428 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 31 to paragraph 40 | 241 for, 345 against, 31 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 30 to paragraph 40 | 224 for, 408 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 29 to paragraph 39 | 193 for, 431 against, 28 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 37 | 229 for, 401 against, 12 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 37 | 204 for, 436 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 36 | 185 for, 458 against, 10 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Amendment 13 to paragraph 36 | 196 for, 457 against, 5 abstained | Position: 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" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
Data as a table
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.
Work
Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.
Seats
| Body | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL Committee | Member | 14 Sept 2026 | now |
| Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee | Substitute | 2 Sept 2026 | now |
| Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the MediterraneanDMED Parliamentary assembly | Substitute | 15 Jul 2026 | now |
| Committee on DevelopmentDEVE Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | 22 Dec 2024 |
| Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Committee | Member | 23 Jan 2025 | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | 22 Dec 2024 |
| Subcommittee on Human RightsDROI Subcommittee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | 22 Dec 2024 |
| Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of ChinaD-CN Delegation | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | 22 Dec 2024 |
| Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL Delegation | Substitute | 19 Sept 2024 | 22 Dec 2024 |
| Delegation for relations with the Arab PeninsulaDARP Delegation | Member | 31 Mar 2025 | 7 Jul 2026 |
Dossiers
| Dossier | Role | Committee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 rapporteur | LIBE | 18 Sept 2024 |
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Justice, rule of law & rights 2
- Transport & tourism 2
- Digital, AI & data 1
- Economy & single market 1
- Foreign affairs 1
- Trade & customs 1
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.
21 contributions recorded; 26 minutes of speaking time.
| Date | Debate | Kind | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | EU-Mexico (joint debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 20 May 2026 | Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Building Europe's clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Communication on the European Democracy Shield (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 22 Oct 2025 | The ongoing assault on the democratic institutions and the rule of law in Bulgaria (topical debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Oct 2025 | The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 10 Sept 2025 | State of the Union (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Situation in the Middle East (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 May 2025 | EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Safeguarding the access to democratic media, such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Wider comprehensive EU-Middle East Strategy (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Continued escalation in the Middle East: the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, UNRWA’s essential role in the region, the need to release all hostages and the recent ICC arrest warrants (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 25 Nov 2024 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Oct 2024 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
Questions and motions, 2
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
| Date | Title | Kind | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Alleged unlawful disclosure and misuse of PNR data in Bulgaria E-10-2026-002896 | Written questionwith 1 co-author | Not yet answered |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece O-10-2026-000010 | Oral questionwith 35 co-authors | Not yet answered |
Amendments tabled in committee, 3
Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.
| Date | Text amended | Committee | Amendments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790918 | AGRI | 2 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790919 | AGRI | 1 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790956 | AGRI | 1 |
Connections
Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.
Political groups this term
- Group European Conservatives and Reformists ECR · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical
- Group Non-attached members No group · Not a group — members sitting without affiliation
- Group Renew Europe Renew · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism
National delegation
- Delegation Bulgaria National delegation
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- data version e994c83b5003 (27 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
- 27 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?page=16&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 27 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 e994c83b5003 (27 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?page=16&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=16&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-27},
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 e994c83b5003 (27 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}
}