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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 17 | 160 for, 296 against, 14 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities Amendment 6 to paragraph 17 | 168 for, 300 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15 | 75 for, 330 against, 65 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 12 | 146 for, 316 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities Amendments 3 + 5 (voted as one) to paragraph 1 | 181 for, 267 against, 25 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on recital AH | 294 for, 144 against, 70 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on recital AF | 285 for, 198 against, 30 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on recital AC | 238 for, 217 against, 57 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital S — part 2 | 273 for, 160 against, 79 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital S — part 1 | 344 for, 111 against, 50 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital R — part 2 | 320 for, 152 against, 34 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital R — part 1 | 384 for, 113 against, 13 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on recital F | 473 for, 12 against, 26 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital A — part 2 | 303 for, 178 against, 27 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Recital A — part 1 | 437 for, 28 against, 48 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 83 | 427 for, 42 against, 42 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 81 | 307 for, 146 against, 58 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 79 | 327 for, 154 against, 31 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 64 | 266 for, 234 against, 25 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 58 | 507 for, 3 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 55 | 373 for, 76 against, 79 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 53 | 248 for, 158 against, 114 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 49 — part 2 | 358 for, 134 against, 30 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 49 — part 1 | 421 for, 77 against, 33 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 43 | 261 for, 105 against, 174 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 37 — part 2 | 245 for, 275 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 37 — part 1 | 286 for, 182 against, 65 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 36 — part 2 | 299 for, 134 against, 103 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Paragraph 36 — part 1 | 472 for, 33 against, 33 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 28 | 190 for, 311 against, 39 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 22 | 321 for, 118 against, 102 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 19 | 505 for, 29 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 15 | 460 for, 14 against, 64 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 14 | 181 for, 342 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Separate vote on paragraph 14 | 496 for, 7 against, 35 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 337 for, 178 against, 44 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 7 to recital AY | 175 for, 378 against, 2 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 6 to recital Y | 122 for, 432 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 13 to recital A | 293 for, 263 against, 10 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Paragraph 56 — part 2 | 537 for, 26 against, 3 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Paragraph 56 — part 1 | 378 for, 171 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 43 to paragraph 56 | 162 for, 384 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 42 to paragraph 55 | 166 for, 356 against, 40 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 12 to paragraph 43 | 501 for, 49 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Separate vote on paragraph 40 | 531 for, 24 against, 13 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Separate vote on paragraph 37 | 391 for, 90 against, 84 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2 | 226 for, 296 against, 46 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1 | 388 for, 120 against, 62 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36 | 279 for, 121 against, 167 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 5a7357168c2a (28 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
- 28 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=19&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 28 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 5a7357168c2a (28 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=19&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=19&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-28},
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 5a7357168c2a (28 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}
}