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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 48 to paragraph 82 | 202 for, 438 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 81 | 158 for, 438 against, 47 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 46 to paragraph 80 | 147 for, 494 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 | 251 for, 304 against, 104 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 58 | 201 for, 419 against, 31 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 41 to paragraph 53 | 201 for, 444 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 46 | 205 for, 439 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 15 to paragraph 44 | 306 for, 323 against, 23 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 39 to paragraph 43 | 196 for, 440 against, 14 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 31 | 212 for, 442 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 35 to paragraph 29 | 206 for, 438 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Paragraph 21 — part 2 | 527 for, 115 against, 5 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Paragraph 21 — part 1 | 513 for, 135 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 32 to paragraph 12 | 133 for, 445 against, 75 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 31 to paragraph 11 | 130 for, 447 against, 75 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 7 | 199 for, 451 against, 5 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 | 138 for, 443 against, 71 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Final vote — text as a whole | Discharge decision adopted 418 for, 207 against, 14 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 253 | 196 for, 441 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 45 to paragraph 253 | 187 for, 453 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv | 179 for, 384 against, 89 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 237 | 200 for, 440 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 226 | 199 for, 402 against, 40 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 56 to paragraph 202 | 164 for, 409 against, 84 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2 | 446 for, 193 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 53 to paragraph 173 | 237 for, 405 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 172 | 355 for, 263 against, 10 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 51 to paragraph 171 | 268 for, 373 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii | 362 for, 269 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 39 to paragraph 120, after point vii | 198 for, 441 against, 17 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 50 to paragraph 117 | 198 for, 445 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 108 | 198 for, 440 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 86 | 205 for, 441 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 81 | 190 for, 443 against, 19 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 35 to paragraph 68 | 154 for, 455 against, 49 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Separate vote on paragraph 56 | 367 for, 265 against, 17 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 47 | 142 for, 494 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Paragraph 46 — part 2 | 364 for, 262 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 49 to paragraph 20, point x | 209 for, 430 against, 14 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 48 to paragraph 20, point vii | 238 for, 409 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 47 to paragraph 20, point vi | 199 for, 448 against, 8 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 | 194 for, 451 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 | 217 for, 433 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 14 | 203 for, 442 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 14 | 200 for, 439 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 3 to paragraph 14 | 179 for, 464 against, 13 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 13 | 211 for, 437 against, 3 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 32 to paragraph 13 | 204 for, 444 against, 5 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 11 | 175 for, 446 against, 29 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Amendment 36 to paragraph 9 | 214 for, 378 against, 49 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 772c7b2d0380 (30 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
- 30 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=29&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 30 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 772c7b2d0380 (30 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=29&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=29&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-30},
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 772c7b2d0380 (30 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}
}