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Member

Petar VOLGIN

ESN · Bulgaria

Group
ESN
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
91.6 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
88.7 %ⓘ of 567 votes where the group had a line · ESN median 93.9 %
More facts (5)
National party
Revival
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
51 of 543 votesⓘ
Committees
AFET (substitute), EMPL, ITRE (substitute), LIBE (substitute)
Member id
257260
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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 ⓘ

91.6 %

568 of 620 final votes while in office

ESN median: 90.8 % (+0.8 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

88.7 %

503 of 567 votes where their group had a line

ESN median: 93.9 % (−5.2 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

9.4 %

51 of 543 votes where their group had a clear line

8 opposite (for ↔ against), 21 abstained against the line, 22 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

14.8 %

84 of 568 votes cast

Participation 91.6 % — ESN median 90.8 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Petar VOLGIN91.6 %
ESN median90.8 %
Lowest in the group65.8 %
Highest in the group97.7 %
Members27
With majority line 88.7 % — ESN median 93.9 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Petar VOLGIN88.7 %
ESN median93.9 %
Lowest in the group64.4 %
Highest in the group99.3 %
Members27
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of ESN; 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.

Votes, 5 928

Export

Every 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.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
21 Jan 2026EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final vote on the draft Council decisionConsent given 565 for, 83 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) Final vote on motion B10-0061/2026 225 for, 402 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Air passenger rights Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) 632 for, 15 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026Adopted 334 for, 324 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 2, adding text after recital G 499 for, 112 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For ≠ groupMajority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 4, adding text after recital Ea 212 for, 421 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 1, adding text after recital Ea 589 for, 51 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 12 to paragraph 22 349 for, 287 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 14 543 for, 59 against, 41 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 10a 205 for, 439 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9a 194 for, 441 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 9a 207 for, 431 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 8 to paragraph 7a 347 for, 277 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 5 350 for, 277 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 169 for, 440 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking Amendment 5 to paragraph 3 202 for, 442 against, 4 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 417 for, 234 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Separate vote on recital M 645 for, 8 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Amendment 1 to recital H 189 for, 461 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Separate vote on recital G 420 for, 198 against, 43 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Recital F — part 2 428 for, 204 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Separate vote on recital C 645 for, 14 against, 0 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Recital B — part 2 427 for, 212 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 198 for, 441 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 195 for, 439 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Paragraph 3 — part 3 379 for, 216 against, 53 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 202 for, 445 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Paragraph 2 — part 2 419 for, 193 against, 37 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Paragraph 2 — part 1 645 for, 12 against, 0 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 444 for, 153 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises Paragraph 10 — part 2 325 for, 290 against, 31 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties Final vote on the motion for a resolutionAdopted 491 for, 83 against, 84 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 420 for, 207 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Amendment 10, adding text after recital F 207 for, 425 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Amendment 3 to recital F 187 for, 436 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Amendment 2 to recital E 178 for, 454 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Amendment 1 to recital A 288 for, 294 against, 63 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 10 175 for, 455 against, 23 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 492 for, 144 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 32, adding text after recital E 190 for, 450 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 31, adding text after recital C 193 for, 464 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Separate vote on citation 2 491 for, 139 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 30 to citation 2 199 for, 445 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 27 to paragraph 41 162 for, 484 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 35 to paragraph 40 124 for, 500 against, 28 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 26 to paragraph 40 136 for, 487 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendments 25 + 34 (voted as one) to paragraph 37 191 for, 423 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 29 79 for, 561 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 14 81 for, 518 against, 56 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 14 78 for, 528 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against

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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 4 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 ESN

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
Rada LAYKOVA ESNBulgaria91 % of 4 708 shared80 %
Hans NEUHOFF ESNGermany90 % of 4 241 shared80 %
Stanislav STOYANOV ESNBulgaria90 % of 5 131 shared80 %
Irmhild BOSSDORF ESNGermany89 % of 5 178 shared80 %
Christine ANDERSON ESNGermany89 % of 5 070 shared80 %
Marc JONGEN ESNGermany89 % of 4 816 shared80 %
Anja ARNDT ESNGermany89 % of 4 666 shared80 %
René AUST ESNGermany89 % of 4 944 shared80 %
Petr BYSTRON ESNGermany89 % of 4 649 shared80 %
Alexander SELL ESNGermany88 % of 5 017 shared80 %

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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
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group ESNGermany96 % of 231 shared49 %
Milan MAZUREK changed group ESNSlovakia76 % of 492 shared49 %
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group PatriotsPoland74 % of 1 352 shared70 %
Petra STEGER PatriotsAustria73 % of 5 255 shared70 %
Georg MAYER PatriotsAustria72 % of 4 775 shared70 %
Maximilian KRAH Former memberNo groupGermany72 % of 513 shared49 %
Gerald HAUSER PatriotsAustria72 % of 5 095 shared70 %
Roman HAIDER PatriotsAustria72 % of 5 395 shared70 %
Elisabeth DIERINGER PatriotsAustria71 % of 5 374 shared70 %
Harald VILIMSKY PatriotsAustria71 % of 5 202 shared70 %

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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 Foreign AffairsAFET CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldEUDS Special committeeSubstitute23 Jan 2025now
Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyD-UK Joint parliamentary committeeSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of ChinaD-CN DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now

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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
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the foreign policy response to external interference in the EU's neighbourhoodShadow rapporteurAFET12 Jun 2026
Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic valuesShadow rapporteurAFET25 Feb 2026
Report on the 2023-2024 Commission Reports on Ukraine (Shadow Rapporteur: Petar Volgin)Shadow rapporteurAFET9 Dec 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.

58 contributions recorded; 15 on behalf of their group; 75 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
15 Sept 2026Hybrid attacks against the EU Member States (joint debate) Speech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Funeral for war criminal Ratko Mladić and glorification of war crimes in Serbia (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
8 Jul 2026Future of EU support for Russian democratic forces, anti-war actors and repressed civil society (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
16 Jun 2026Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
16 Jun 2026The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
19 May 2026Question Time (VPC/HR) - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East Speech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 49

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
31 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to combat migrant grooming gangs B-10-2026-0373Motion for a resolutionwith 80 co-authors—
11 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ending ideological flag displays on the premises of European Union institutions B-10-2026-0284Motion for a resolutionwith 29 co-authors—
11 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on politically motivated banking B-10-2026-0283Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
3 Jun 2026Ukraine’s glorification of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army criminals and the EU accession process E-10-2026-002283Written questionwith 7 co-authors14 Aug 2026
21 May 2026Liabilities of each participating Member State for the EUR 90 billion EU loan package for Ukraine E-10-2026-002108Written questionwith 12 co-authors16 Jul 2026
20 Apr 2026Rising fertiliser prices: what are the risks for our EU farmers? E-10-2026-001609Written questionwith 11 co-authors19 Jun 2026
8 Apr 2026Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation E-10-2026-001410Written questionwith 25 co-authors18 Jun 2026
25 Mar 2026Restoring genuine academic freedom in our universities E-10-2026-001262Written questionwith 27 co-authors22 May 2026
5 Mar 2026Commission interference: electoral processes inside the EU and political pluralism at risk? E-10-2026-000923Written questionwith 37 co-authors4 May 2026
25 Feb 2026Derogation for Bulgaria from the requirement to receive relocated migrants P-10-2026-000804Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors24 Apr 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 39

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

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Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political group

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 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). “Petar VOLGIN”. Member record. memberId 257260. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257260?page=50&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 1 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257260. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257260?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-257260,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Petar VOLGIN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257260?page=50&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257260?page=50&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-10-01},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 257260. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257260. 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}
}