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Member

Rada LAYKOVA

ESN · Bulgaria

Group
ESN
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
85.8 %ⓘ of 2 521 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.9 % · 2026, roll calls
With majority line
92.9 %ⓘ of 2 160 votes where the group had a line · ESN median 93.5 %
More facts (5)
National party
Revival
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
92 of 2 039 votesⓘ
Committees
ECON, IMCO (substitute)
Member id
257262
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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 ⓘ

85.8 %

2 164 of 2 521 roll calls while in office

ESN median: 95.5 % (−9.7 pts)

Chamber median: 90.9 %

With majority line ⓘ

92.9 %

2 007 of 2 160 votes where their group had a line

ESN median: 93.5 % (−0.6 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

4.5 %

92 of 2 039 votes where their group had a clear line

30 opposite (for ↔ against), 46 abstained against the line, 16 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

7.9 %

171 of 2 164 votes cast

Participation 85.8 % — ESN median 95.5 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Rada LAYKOVA85.8 %
ESN median95.5 %
Lowest in the group70.8 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members27
With majority line 92.9 % — ESN median 93.5 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Rada LAYKOVA92.9 %
ESN median93.5 %
Lowest in the group72.8 %
Highest in the group99.6 %
Members27
  • 2026, 2 521 roll-call votes. 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, 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
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) Adopted 334 for, 324 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Adopted 392 for, 179 against, 83 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Adopted 395 for, 197 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 Adopted 421 for, 120 against, 108 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’) Adopted 440 for, 127 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest Passed 503 for, 57 against, 108 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies Adopted 492 for, 144 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies Adopted 420 for, 207 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties Adopted 491 for, 83 against, 84 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 Adopted 444 for, 153 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
20 Jan 2026Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States Adopted 417 for, 234 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Dec 2025Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan Adopted 477 for, 7 against, 69 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
18 Dec 2025Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri Adopted 519 for, 2 against, 50 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Dec 2025Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November Adopted 535 for, 0 against, 42 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
18 Dec 2025Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime Adopted 386 for, 184 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Dec 2025Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear Adopted 450 for, 93 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Dec 2025Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania Adopted 438 for, 37 against, 48 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept Negotiating mandate approved 384 for, 237 against, 31 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2025Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level Negotiating mandate approved 396 for, 202 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2025Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies Passed 500 for, 120 against, 32 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders Passed 405 for, 242 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2025European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) Passed 604 for, 37 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2025EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Consent given 627 for, 13 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2025Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives Objection failed 230 for, 402 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025Military Mobility Adopted 493 for, 127 against, 38 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs Adopted 425 for, 120 against, 96 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work Adopted 480 for, 83 against, 94 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2025European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ Adopted 358 for, 202 against, 79 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Dec 2025Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products Passed 431 for, 161 against, 70 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes Amendment 1 rejected 122 for, 470 against, 69 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan Passed 519 for, 119 against, 25 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Dec 2025Amending 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 629 for, 17 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan Passed 585 for, 34 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Brexit Adjustment Reserve Passed 619 for, 6 against, 37 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
16 Dec 2025Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Passed 428 for, 218 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden Passed 578 for, 54 against, 30 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Dec 2025Genetically modified maize NK603 Objection passed 479 for, 173 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 Objection passed 455 for, 169 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Dec 2025Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia Adopted 417 for, 131 against, 108 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
27 Nov 2025Amending Regulations on the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and on the single digital gateway as regards certain harmonisation requirements on transparency Passed 400 for, 77 against, 132 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2025Harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of third countries interest representation Passed 392 for, 88 against, 133 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2025Post-election killings and the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania, including the case of imprisoned opposition leader Tundu Lissu Adopted 539 for, 0 against, 27 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2025Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran Adopted 549 for, 7 against, 31 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2025Rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, particularly the case of Sonia Dahmani Adopted 464 for, 58 against, 75 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2025Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Adopted 490 for, 41 against, 74 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2025EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 Adopted 490 for, 9 against, 109 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
27 Nov 2025Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process Adopted 337 for, 245 against, 12 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2025Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan Adopted 503 for, 32 against, 52 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2025Political situation in Myanmar including the humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya Adopted 519 for, 3 against, 57 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
27 Nov 2025EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine Adopted 401 for, 70 against, 90 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded 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 13 of 34 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
Christine ANDERSON ESNGermany95 % of 4 576 shared80 %
Hans NEUHOFF ESNGermany94 % of 3 909 shared80 %
Marc JONGEN ESNGermany94 % of 4 307 shared80 %
Irmhild BOSSDORF ESNGermany94 % of 4 677 shared80 %
Anja ARNDT ESNGermany94 % of 4 509 shared80 %
Stanislav STOYANOV ESNBulgaria94 % of 4 534 shared80 %
Petr BYSTRON ESNGermany94 % of 4 186 shared80 %
Alexander SELL ESNGermany94 % of 4 466 shared80 %
René AUST ESNGermany94 % of 4 513 shared80 %
Arno BAUSEMER ESNGermany93 % of 4 166 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 ESNGermany95 % of 228 shared49 %
Milan MAZUREK changed group ESNSlovakia76 % of 485 shared49 %
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group PatriotsPoland76 % of 1 081 shared70 %
Georg MAYER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 323 shared70 %
Anna BRYŁKA changed group PatriotsPoland74 % of 4 342 shared69 %
Gerald HAUSER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 613 shared70 %
Mieke ANDRIESE PatriotsNetherlands74 % of 2 157 shared70 %
Petra STEGER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 768 shared70 %
Guillaume PELTIER ECRFrance74 % of 4 295 shared64 %
Roman HAIDER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 900 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 Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)DASE DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with Central AsiaDCAS DelegationSubstitute3 Oct 2024now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 20242 Oct 2024

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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
No dossier namedOfficial delegationECON13 Jan 2026
Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related productsShadow rapporteurECON19 Nov 2025
European Central Bank – annual report 2025Shadow rapporteurECON17 Nov 2025
European Central Bank – annual report 2025Shadow rapporteurECON7 Nov 2025
Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)Shadow rapporteurECON7 Nov 2025
Collection of statistical information by the European Central BankShadow rapporteurECON3 Oct 2025
Establishment of the digital euroShadow rapporteurECON2 Jul 2025
Legal tender of euro banknotes and coinsShadow rapporteurECON2 Jul 2025
Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026Shadow rapporteurECON6 Jun 2025
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience FacilityShadow rapporteurECON4 Feb 2025

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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.

31 contributions recorded; 13 on behalf of their group; 47 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 26

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—
15 Jul 2026Decision of the Supreme Court of Bulgaria regarding the Euroins Romania case E-10-2026-002973Written question4 Sept 2026
11 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on politically motivated banking B-10-2026-0283Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
10 Jun 2026Digital euro acceptance requirements in the corresponding Commission proposal E-10-2026-002402Written question13 Aug 2026
20 May 2026Follow-up on Oberbank’s decision to stop providing cash services and possible action by the Commission E-10-2026-002094Written question27 Jul 2026
8 Apr 2026Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation E-10-2026-001410Written questionwith 25 co-authors18 Jun 2026
5 Mar 2026Anti-fascist movements and political violence – the real threat to democracy E-10-2026-000925Written questionwith 62 co-authors29 Apr 2026
3 Mar 2026Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece O-10-2026-000010Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
25 Feb 2026Derogation for Bulgaria from the requirement to receive relocated migrants P-10-2026-000804Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors24 Apr 2026
4 Feb 2026Legal basis and extent of EU debt: facilities for Ukraine, Moldova and the Balkans E-10-2026-000444Written questionwith 15 co-authors29 Jun 2026
19 Dec 2025Multi-million euro fine against X to enforce the EU censorship agenda under the guise of alleged violations of transparency obligations under the DSA O-10-2025-000047Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
25 Nov 2025Public funding for far-left associations working to integrate migrants E-10-2025-004684Written questionwith 13 co-authors3 Mar 2026
7 Nov 2025Decision of the Bulgarian National Assembly to restrict the export of petroleum products – an infringement of the principle of free movement of goods in the EU? E-10-2025-004417Written questionwith 2 co-authors23 Dec 2025
17 Sept 2025GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted facts O-10-2025-000030Oral questionwith 36 co-authorsNot yet answered
15 Sept 2025Compatibility of Oberbank’s decision to cease providing cash with CJEU ruling and Directive 2014/92/EU E-10-2025-003543Written question20 Nov 2025
2 Jul 2025MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION B-10-2025-0319Motion for a resolutionwith 76 co-authors—
20 Jun 2025NGO funding through the LIFE programme E-10-2025-002493Written questionwith 33 co-authors27 Aug 2025
8 May 2025Commission’s assesment of EIOPA findings regarding NOVIS case E-10-2025-001855Written question27 Jun 2025
8 Apr 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a joint and strong response to the Federal Republic of Germany’s departure from financial stability B-10-2025-0241Motion for a resolutionwith 20 co-authors—
18 Mar 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on political repression and fundamental rights in Bulgaria B-10-2025-0198Motion for a resolutionwith 25 co-authors—
30 Jan 2025Extending sanctions packages, procedure for discontinuing sanctions packages and voting arrangements in the Council under the Treaties E-10-2025-000427Written question22 Apr 2025
30 Jan 2025Lifting or suspension of individual EU sanctions by a Member State in the event of an emergency E-10-2025-000425Written question23 Apr 2025
24 Jan 2025European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority – lack of transparency in reports E-10-2025-000322Written question8 Apr 2025
24 Jan 2025Economic competitiveness, EU monetary support programmes for companies/sectors, EU regulation and economic theory E-10-2025-000323Written question23 Apr 2025
17 Jan 2025Failure of European policies whose aim was to ensure the continent’s economic prosperity and preserve our industry E-10-2025-000196Written questionwith 12 co-authors8 May 2025
30 Aug 2024Extradition of the Bulgarian citizen Milan Dimitrov in a manner completely bypassing the Bulgarian authorities P-10-2024-001577Priority written question18 Dec 2024

Amendments tabled in committee, 6

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
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781235 ECON2
19 Dec 2025Legal tender of euro banknotes and coins ECON-AM-781237 ECON16
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781499 ECON1
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781500 ECON9
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781501 ECON7
11 Nov 2025European Central Bank – annual report 2025 ECON-AM-779370 ECON35

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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 e994c83b5003 (27 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
27 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Rada LAYKOVA”. Member record. memberId 257262. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?docs=all&page=6&period=2026 (retrieved 27 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257262. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257262?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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-257262,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Rada LAYKOVA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?docs=all&page=6&period=2026}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?docs=all&page=6&period=2026},
  urldate = {2026-09-27},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 257262. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257262. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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}
}