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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
59.2 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes 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 ⓘ

59.2 %

367 of 620 final votes while in office

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority lineⓘ

—

The non-attached have no group line.

Against clear lineⓘ

—

The non-attached have no group line.

Abstention ⓘ

6.5 %

24 of 367 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 202439.4 % of 66 median 95.5 % (−56.1 pts)18 of 23 median 90.9 %1 of 18 0 of 26
No group 21 Jan 2025 – 7 Jul 202661.8 % of 497 median 89.3 %no group lineno group line6.2 % of 307
ECR 8 Jul 2026 – 17 Sept 202659.6 % of 57 median 96.5 % (−36.8 pts)26 of 34 median 87.7 %6 of 28 5 of 34
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name.
  • “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
10 Sept 2025Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets Union Adopted 407 for, 161 against, 97 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Sept 2025Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis Adopted 462 for, 142 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Sept 2025Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy Adopted 393 for, 145 against, 123 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Sept 2025Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds Adopted 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Sept 2025Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference Adopted 490 for, 65 against, 86 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Passed 431 for, 145 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Sept 2025EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil Consent given 606 for, 5 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Consent given 473 for, 114 against, 58 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) Adopted 434 for, 49 against, 168 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Sept 2025Public procurement Adopted 432 for, 95 against, 124 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Sept 20252023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine Adopted 418 for, 135 against, 41 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies Passed 542 for, 97 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai Adopted 511 for, 50 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic Adopted 617 for, 4 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus Adopted 625 for, 7 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Adopted 494 for, 83 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Adopted 523 for, 75 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025European Climate Law Urgent procedure refused 300 for, 379 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Amending Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing Passed 681 for, 4 against, 4 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024 Passed 534 for, 102 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024 Passed 643 for, 13 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2025/000 TA 2025 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission Passed 574 for, 63 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list Objection failed 264 for, 369 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high risk Objection passed 373 for, 289 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports Adopted 619 for, 26 against, 46 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Albania Adopted 502 for, 120 against, 64 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Adopted 495 for, 130 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Adopted 461 for, 121 against, 107 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Adopted 490 for, 147 against, 49 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Adopted 422 for, 219 against, 31 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
9 Jul 2025The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians Adopted 507 for, 77 against, 45 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 Passed 531 for, 69 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Passed 542 for, 109 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 Passed 572 for, 42 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods Passed 623 for, 26 against, 28 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 Consent given 616 for, 29 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) Adopted 561 for, 109 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 Adopted 417 for, 188 against, 75 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
8 Jul 2025Security of energy supply in the EU Adopted 459 for, 170 against, 30 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Passed 457 for, 17 against, 86 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Adopted 486 for, 8 against, 29 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli Adopted 324 for, 25 against, 87 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali Adopted 511 for, 14 against, 25 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system Adopted 418 for, 112 against, 45 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
19 Jun 2025Clean Industrial Deal Adopted 381 for, 173 against, 13 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
18 Jun 2025Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Passed 386 for, 132 against, 49 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
18 Jun 2025EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom Passed 557 for, 47 against, 46 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
18 Jun 2025Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty Passed 554 for, 53 against, 37 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —
18 Jun 2025Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility Adopted 421 for, 180 against, 55 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: —

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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 31 of 80 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

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 %

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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 %

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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.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
7 Jul 2026EU-Mexico (joint debate) Speech · 1 minRead
20 May 2026Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate) Speech · 1 minRead
25 Mar 2026Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
11 Mar 2026Building Europe's clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
11 Feb 2026Urgent 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 minRead
16 Dec 2025Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
25 Nov 2025Communication on the European Democracy Shield (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Oct 2025The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
10 Sept 2025State of the Union (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
8 Jul 2025Situation in the Middle East (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 May 2025EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
1 Apr 2025Safeguarding the access to democratic media, such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
11 Feb 2025Wider comprehensive EU-Middle East Strategy (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
26 Nov 2024Continued 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 minRead
25 Nov 2024One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
23 Oct 2024Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
9 Oct 2024Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
9 Oct 2024Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
8 Oct 2024Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Oct 2024One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead

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?page=9&scope=final&speeches=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?page=9&scope=final&speeches=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=9&scope=final&speeches=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}
}