Member
Nikola MINCHEV
Renew · 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 ⓘ
95.5 %
592 of 620 final votes while in office
Renew median: 91.5 % (+4.0 pts)
Chamber median: 90.6 %
With majority line ⓘ
96.1 %
565 of 588 votes where their group had a line
Renew median: 93.6 % (+2.5 pts)
5 opposite (for ↔ against), 3 abstained against the line
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Nikola MINCHEV | 95.5 % |
| Renew median | 91.5 % |
| Lowest in the group | 64.4 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.7 % |
| Members | 76 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Nikola MINCHEV | 96.1 % |
| Renew median | 93.6 % |
| Lowest in the group | 79.8 % |
| Highest in the group | 97.6 % |
| Members | 76 |
- Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of Renew; 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 final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals | Passed 469 for, 126 against, 50 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals | Passed 471 for, 123 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency | Passed 477 for, 93 against, 76 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation | Passed 533 for, 43 against, 68 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations | Passed 446 for, 162 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Monitoring framework for resilient European forests | Rejected outright 370 for, 264 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group | Passed 327 for, 256 against, 58 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 Oct 2025 | A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition | Adopted 505 for, 62 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement | Passed 414 for, 139 against, 61 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission | Rejected 179 for, 378 against, 37 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission | Rejected 133 for, 383 against, 78 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China | Adopted 546 for, 3 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret | Adopted 550 for, 3 against, 54 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 | Adopted 535 for, 24 against, 55 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness | Adopted 499 for, 66 against, 53 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | Adopted 504 for, 74 against, 30 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | Adopted 469 for, 97 against, 38 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Second World Summit for Social Development | Adopted 360 for, 210 against, 37 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties | Passed 492 for, 111 against, 39 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Passed 532 for, 78 against, 25 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States | Passed 412 for, 129 against, 98 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029 | Consent given 520 for, 97 against, 12 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) | Consent given 594 for, 38 against, 2 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure | Passed 479 for, 82 against, 77 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany | Passed 577 for, 47 against, 15 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium | Passed 578 for, 47 against, 16 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP51291 | Objection passed 433 for, 166 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 8 Oct 2025 | EU political strategy on Latin America | Adopted 354 for, 195 against, 77 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism | Passed 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Inland waterway transport: River Information Systems (RIS) | Passed 636 for, 10 against, 4 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions | Passed 458 for, 182 against, 11 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model | Adopted 552 for, 52 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects | Passed 535 for, 36 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus | Adopted 597 for, 0 against, 5 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda | Adopted 549 for, 2 against, 41 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | A new vision for the European Universities alliances | Adopted 461 for, 100 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market | Adopted 459 for, 65 against, 90 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Stock-taking of the European elections 2024 | Adopted 388 for, 186 against, 34 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Adopted 305 for, 151 against, 122 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks | Adopted 355 for, 173 against, 15 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges | Passed 453 for, 149 against, 59 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review | Passed 440 for, 168 against, 52 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening | Passed 617 for, 18 against, 19 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Insolvency proceedings: replacing Annexes A and B | Passed 662 for, 3 against, 2 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union | Passed 612 for, 7 against, 45 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Extension of the timeframe for the establishment of the Eurojust case management system | Passed 634 for, 4 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu | Consent given 528 for, 89 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | EC-India Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: renewal of the Agreement | Consent given 624 for, 9 against, 32 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes | Consent given 627 for, 4 against, 33 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition | Adopted 519 for, 99 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
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 Culture and EducationCULT Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO Committee | Vice-chair | 23 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with JapanD-JP Delegation | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with the Korean PeninsulaDKOR Delegation | Substitute | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Intergroup on Anti-CorruptionIG10-01 Intergroup / working group | Member | 16 Jan 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and CountrysideIG10-04 Intergroup / working group | Member | 4 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on the Future of Education and Skills for a Competitive EuropeIG10-14 Intergroup / working group | Member | 29 Jan 2025 | now |
| Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Intergroup on Cancer and Rare DiseasesIG10-05 Intergroup / working group | Member | 27 Jan 2025 | 7 Apr 2026 |
Dossiers
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Economy & single market 23
- Justice, rule of law & rights 16
- Digital, AI & data 15
- Foreign affairs 11
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 11
- EU budget & funds 6
- Defence & security 6
- Energy 3
- Health 3
- EU institutions & Parliament 3
- Transport & tourism 3
- Climate & environment 2
- Migration & asylum 2
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 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.
28 contributions recorded; 7 on behalf of their group; 37 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 34
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 79
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 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 f37e5638cded (25 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
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Nikola MINCHEV”. Member record. memberId 257259. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257259?nb=all&page=8&scope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257259. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257259?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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-257259,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Nikola MINCHEV}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257259?nb=all&page=8&scope=final}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257259?nb=all&page=8&scope=final},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 257259. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257259. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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}
}