Member
Tsvetelina PENKOVA
S&D · Bulgaria
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 ⓘ
80.9 %
4 793 of 5 928 roll calls while in office
S&D median: 89.9 % (−9.0 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
96.3 %
4 614 of 4 791 votes where their group had a line
S&D median: 96.3 % (±0.0 pts)
103 opposite (for ↔ against), 53 abstained against the line, 6 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | 80.9 % |
| S&D median | 89.9 % |
| Lowest in the group | 30.4 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.6 % |
| Members | 138 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | 96.3 % |
| S&D median | 96.3 % |
| Lowest in the group | 81.9 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.4 % |
| Members | 138 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of S&D; no ranks.
- “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.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 78 — part 2 | 289 for, 304 against, 11 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 78 — part 1 | 396 for, 182 against, 32 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 77 | 346 for, 224 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 74 — part 2 | 258 for, 325 against, 21 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 74 — part 1 | 397 for, 170 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 73 | 279 for, 289 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 3 | 254 for, 324 against, 30 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 2 | 365 for, 149 against, 73 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 1 | 396 for, 183 against, 28 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 3 | 368 for, 147 against, 93 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 2 | 292 for, 260 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 1 | 411 for, 161 against, 28 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 68 | 262 for, 309 against, 33 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 67 | 251 for, 349 against, 15 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 64 | 262 for, 287 against, 50 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 59 | 256 for, 305 against, 50 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 57 | 300 for, 238 against, 78 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 30 | 359 for, 200 against, 51 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 29 | 292 for, 262 against, 56 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 28 | 336 for, 218 against, 58 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 27 | 341 for, 218 against, 58 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 21 — part 2 | 301 for, 298 against, 12 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 21 — part 1 | 518 for, 24 against, 74 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 16 — part 2 | 299 for, 270 against, 38 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 16 — part 1 | 439 for, 138 against, 28 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 3 | 298 for, 282 against, 34 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 2 | 295 for, 302 against, 7 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 1 | 437 for, 166 against, 6 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 | 208 for, 390 against, 16 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 3 — part 2 | 381 for, 182 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Paragraph 3 — part 1 | 510 for, 41 against, 63 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 | 207 for, 391 against, 12 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Amendment 4 | 159 for, 424 against, 31 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Amendment 1 | 172 for, 440 against, 10 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Passed 622 for, 10 against, 3 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | EU-Switzerland agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Final vote | Passed 605 for, 26 against, 2 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | EU-Liechtenstein agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Final vote | Passed 611 for, 26 against, 1 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | EU-San Marino agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Final vote | Passed 606 for, 26 against, 1 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | EU-Monaco agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Final vote | Passed 610 for, 26 against, 1 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Final vote | Passed 370 for, 160 against, 107 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 104 to recital 18 | 171 for, 431 against, 18 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 87, adding text after recital 7 | 58 for, 475 against, 97 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | EU-Andorra agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Final vote | Passed 605 for, 29 against, 0 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 86, adding text after recital 7 | 97 for, 486 against, 42 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 85 to recital 6 | 49 for, 506 against, 60 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 103, adding text after recital 3 | 185 for, 433 against, 14 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 84 to recital 2 | 123 for, 476 against, 27 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 83, adding text after recital 1 | 113 for, 493 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 82, adding text after recital 1 | 94 for, 503 against, 36 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Amendment 102 to Article 72 | 56 for, 486 against, 82 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
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 Economic and Monetary AffairsECON Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Committee | Vice-chair | 23 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Regional DevelopmentREGI Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-ME Joint parliamentary committee | Vice-chair | 15 Jan 2025 | now |
| Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyD-UK Joint parliamentary committee | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association CommitteeDSCA Delegation | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working group | Member | 27 Feb 2025 | now |
| Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-ME Joint parliamentary committee | Member | 27 Nov 2024 | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-ME Joint parliamentary committee | Substitute | 19 Sept 2024 | 26 Nov 2024 |
Dossiers
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Economy & single market 6
- Energy 5
- EU budget & funds 3
- Foreign affairs 2
- Climate & environment 1
- Health 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.
13 contributions recorded; 16 minutes of speaking time.
| Date | Debate | Kind | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Electrification Action Plan (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 Jan 2026 | The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (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 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 21 May 2025 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Threats to EU sovereignty through strategic dependencies in communication infrastructure (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 25 Nov 2024 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
Questions and motions, 6
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 26
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 group
- Group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats S&D · Centre-left · social democracy
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 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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
- 1 October 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Tsvetelina PENKOVA”. Member record. memberId 197845. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197845?page=61&seats=all&vscope=all (retrieved 1 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197845. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197845?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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-197845,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Tsvetelina PENKOVA}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197845?page=61&seats=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197845?page=61&seats=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-10-01},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 197845. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197845. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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}
}