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Ilia LAZAROV

EPP · Bulgaria

Group
EPP PPE
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
73.8 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
88.2 %ⓘ of 4 373 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 93.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
SDS Union of Democratic Forces
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
408 of 4 154 votesⓘ
Committees
AGRI (substitute), INTA
Member id
257261
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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.

Period Whole term2024 (from July)20252026
Custom dates
Votes Final votes620All roll calls5 928

Roll-call participation ⓘ

73.8 %

4 373 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

EPP median: 89.9 % (−16.1 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

88.2 %

3 857 of 4 373 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 93.6 % (−5.4 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

9.8 %

408 of 4 154 votes where their group had a clear line

269 opposite (for ↔ against), 130 abstained against the line, 9 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

3.9 %

172 of 4 373 votes cast

Participation 73.8 % — EPP median 89.9 %, 196 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 196 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Ilia LAZAROV73.8 %
EPP median89.9 %
Lowest in the group17.0 %
Highest in the group99.6 %
Members196
With majority line 88.2 % — EPP median 93.6 %, 196 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 196 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Ilia LAZAROV88.2 %
EPP median93.6 %
Lowest in the group70.2 %
Highest in the group99.5 %
Members196
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of EPP; 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, 620

Export

Every final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Show Final votesAll roll calls
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: For
10 Sept 2025Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis Adopted 462 for, 142 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy Adopted 393 for, 145 against, 123 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds Adopted 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference Adopted 490 for, 65 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Passed 431 for, 145 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Consent given 473 for, 114 against, 58 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) Adopted 434 for, 49 against, 168 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
9 Sept 2025Public procurement Adopted 432 for, 95 against, 124 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 20252023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine Adopted 418 for, 135 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For
10 Jul 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai Adopted 511 for, 50 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For
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: For
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: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Adopted 523 for, 75 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025European Climate Law Urgent procedure refused 300 for, 379 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
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: For
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: For
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: For
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: No vote recorded Majority line: For
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: Against
9 Jul 2025Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high risk Objection passed 373 for, 289 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports Adopted 619 for, 26 against, 46 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Albania Adopted 502 for, 120 against, 64 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Adopted 495 for, 130 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Adopted 461 for, 121 against, 107 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Adopted 490 for, 147 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For
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: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 Passed 531 for, 69 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For
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: For
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: For
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: For
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: For
8 Jul 2025Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 Adopted 417 for, 188 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Security of energy supply in the EU Adopted 459 for, 170 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Passed 457 for, 17 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Adopted 486 for, 8 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli Adopted 324 for, 25 against, 87 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali Adopted 511 for, 14 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system Adopted 418 for, 112 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Clean Industrial Deal Adopted 381 for, 173 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Passed 386 for, 132 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
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: For Majority line: For
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: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility Adopted 421 for, 180 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For

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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 21 of 107 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
Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 20242320
18 Jul 202411
16 Sept 202421
18 Sept 202422
19 Sept 2024920
7 Oct 202420
8 Oct 202411
9 Oct 20241818
10 Oct 202443
21 Oct 202422
22 Oct 2024107
23 Oct 2024129113
24 Oct 2024134
13 Nov 202420
14 Nov 2024360
25 Nov 202420
26 Nov 20241817
27 Nov 20241111
28 Nov 20245735
17 Dec 20241313
18 Dec 20243330
19 Dec 2024452
20 Jan 202520
21 Jan 202511
22 Jan 202522
23 Jan 20254532
10 Feb 202510
11 Feb 20253232
12 Feb 20251010
13 Feb 2025300
10 Mar 202522
11 Mar 202598
12 Mar 2025228180
13 Mar 2025240
31 Mar 202530
1 Apr 20253535
2 Apr 2025251244
3 Apr 2025620
5 May 202554
6 May 20251010
7 May 2025220179
8 May 20251030
21 May 202522
22 May 20255352
16 Jun 202522
17 Jun 20254140
18 Jun 20259183
19 Jun 20258787
7 Jul 202511
8 Jul 20255555
9 Jul 2025134119
10 Jul 20253628
8 Sept 202511
9 Sept 202510197
10 Sept 20253432
11 Sept 20256968
6 Oct 202522
7 Oct 202555
8 Oct 20255555
9 Oct 20256547
20 Oct 202533
21 Oct 20251313
22 Oct 2025186166
23 Oct 20255553
13 Nov 20252670
24 Nov 202530
25 Nov 20257575
26 Nov 202510093
27 Nov 2025125121
15 Dec 202540
16 Dec 20256666
17 Dec 20254343
18 Dec 20254240
20 Jan 20266762
21 Jan 2026112104
22 Jan 20265857
9 Feb 202620
10 Feb 20263838
11 Feb 2026139
12 Feb 20261410
24 Feb 20264335
9 Mar 202610
10 Mar 20261977
11 Mar 20266058
12 Mar 2026340
25 Mar 202633
26 Mar 2026690
27 Apr 202622
28 Apr 2026225222
29 Apr 2026296257
30 Apr 20266867
18 May 202644
19 May 202633
20 May 20269689
21 May 20269893
15 Jun 202622
16 Jun 20264040
17 Jun 2026127122
18 Jun 20267773
6 Jul 202622
7 Jul 20267269
8 Jul 202614472
9 Jul 20266766
14 Sept 202610
15 Sept 2026155145
16 Sept 20268080
17 Sept 2026124124

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 EPP

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
Eva MAYDELL EPPBulgaria93 % of 1 940 shared89 %
Andrey KOVATCHEV EPPBulgaria91 % of 4 237 shared89 %
Andrey NOVAKOV EPPBulgaria91 % of 3 911 shared89 %
Emil RADEV EPPBulgaria90 % of 3 384 shared89 %
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU EPPRomania89 % of 3 040 shared89 %
Lena DÜPONT EPPGermany89 % of 3 542 shared89 %
Inese VAIDERE EPPLatvia88 % of 4 129 shared89 %
Sandra KALNIETE EPPLatvia88 % of 3 991 shared89 %
Daniel CASPARY Former memberEPPGermany88 % of 2 622 shared89 %
Tom BERENDSEN Former memberEPPNetherlands88 % of 2 701 shared89 %

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
Urmas PAET RenewEstonia83 % of 3 825 shared82 %
Eugen TOMAC RenewRomania82 % of 3 380 shared82 %
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE Former memberRenewFrance81 % of 1 758 shared82 %
Anna STÜRGKH RenewAustria80 % of 3 083 shared82 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania80 % of 4 002 shared82 %
Katri KULMUNI RenewFinland80 % of 3 557 shared82 %
Benoit CASSART RenewBelgium80 % of 3 981 shared82 %
Ilhan KYUCHYUK RenewBulgaria80 % of 4 056 shared82 %
Sophie WILMÈS RenewBelgium80 % of 2 884 shared82 %
Hristo PETROV RenewBulgaria80 % of 3 994 shared82 %

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 Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on International TradeINTA CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-CL Joint parliamentary committeeSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary AssemblyDLAT Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on Resilience, Disaster Management and Civil ProtectionIG10-19 Intergroup / working groupMember17 Mar 2025now
Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas (SEARICA)IG10-20 Intergroup / working groupVice-chair7 May 2025now
Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working groupMember27 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on Wine, Quality Foodstuffs and SpiritsIG10-28 Intergroup / working groupMember23 Jan 2025now

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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
Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/823 of 28 February 2024 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessShadow rapporteurINTA10 Jul 2025

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.

1 contribution recorded; 1 minute 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
8 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia (debate) Speech · 1 minRead

Questions and motions, 7

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
7 Sept 2026Polisario Front E-10-2026-003521Written questionwith 9 co-authorsNot yet answered
11 Jun 2026Small modular reactors E-10-2026-002408Written questionwith 25 co-authors20 Aug 2026
30 Apr 2026Systemic shortcomings in food safety controls and imports in the EU E-10-2026-001772Written questionwith 18 co-authors3 Jul 2026
24 Apr 2026Concerns regarding the termination of the Bulgarian EPPO selection procedure E-10-2026-001688Written questionwith 13 co-authors15 Jun 2026
24 Apr 2026Concerns regarding the termination of the Bulgarian EPPO selection procedure E-10-2026-001689Written questionwith 13 co-authors30 Jul 2026
22 Jul 2025Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readiness E-10-2025-003032Written questionwith 48 co-authors12 Nov 2025
16 Dec 2024Adoption of an EU strategy for nuclear fusion E-10-2024-002958Written questionwith 15 co-authors17 Mar 2025

Show all 7 questions and motions

Amendments tabled in committee, 21

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

Date: of the amendment document. Text amended: the dossier and the document’s id. Committee: where the amendments were tabled. Amendments: how many in the document are the member’s.
DateText amendedCommitteeAmendments
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790958 AGRI2
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790899 AGRI1
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790915 AGRI2
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790917 AGRI1
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790918 AGRI5
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790919 AGRI7
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790954 AGRI1
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790956 AGRI1
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790957 AGRI1
5 Jun 2026Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788898 ITRE5

Show all 21 amendment documents

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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257261?nb=all&page=9&vscope=final
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). “Ilia LAZAROV”. Member record. memberId 257261. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257261?nb=all&page=9&vscope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257261. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257261?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-257261,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Ilia LAZAROV}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257261?nb=all&page=9&vscope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257261?nb=all&page=9&vscope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 257261. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257261. 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}
}