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Member

Rada LAYKOVA

ESN · Bulgaria

Group
ESN
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
81.9 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
93.9 %ⓘ of 507 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
27 of 493 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 ⓘ

81.9 %

508 of 620 final votes while in office

ESN median: 90.8 % (−8.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

93.9 %

476 of 507 votes where their group had a line

ESN median: 93.9 % (±0.0 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

5.5 %

27 of 493 votes where their group had a clear line

7 opposite (for ↔ against), 13 abstained against the line, 7 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

15.2 %

77 of 508 votes cast

Participation 81.9 % — ESN median 90.8 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Rada LAYKOVA81.9 %
ESN median90.8 %
Lowest in the group65.8 %
Highest in the group97.7 %
Members27
With majority line 93.9 % — 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
Rada LAYKOVA93.9 %
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, 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
17 Sept 2026Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung Adopted 459 for, 12 against, 86 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Sept 2026Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro Adopted 374 for, 198 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
17 Sept 2026An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector Adopted 514 for, 61 against, 33 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya Adopted 562 for, 1 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026Impact of social media and the online environment on young people Adopted 395 for, 136 against, 80 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security Adopted 467 for, 92 against, 44 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up Adopted 368 for, 172 against, 69 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Sept 2026Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers Adopted 601 for, 4 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Adopted 339 for, 225 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries Adopted 319 for, 142 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) Passed 549 for, 92 against, 27 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V) Passed 540 for, 105 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) Passed 530 for, 125 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 Passed 496 for, 53 against, 125 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034 Passed 600 for, 21 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034 Passed 625 for, 20 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime Consent given 549 for, 75 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws Consent given 640 for, 5 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
16 Sept 2026EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme Consent given 631 for, 7 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme Consent given 612 for, 8 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 Objection passed 442 for, 184 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026Genetically modified soybean MON 94313 Objection passed 457 for, 184 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026Genetically modified maize MON 87460 Objection passed 433 for, 159 against, 10 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure Adopted 470 for, 129 against, 62 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy Adopted 545 for, 47 against, 75 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions Adopted 390 for, 218 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures Passed 464 for, 50 against, 159 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund Passed 433 for, 97 against, 146 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances Passed 367 for, 240 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors Passed 467 for, 158 against, 41 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations Passed 559 for, 48 against, 62 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area Passed 580 for, 51 against, 39 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products Passed 583 for, 49 against, 39 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure Passed 440 for, 127 against, 104 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Adopted 420 for, 220 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee Adopted 530 for, 77 against, 61 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: Against
15 Sept 2026The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027 Adopted 477 for, 124 against, 66 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Global role of the euro Adopted 405 for, 146 against, 60 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
9 Jul 2026Establishment of the digital euro Negotiating mandate approved 416 for, 169 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Jul 2026The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan Adopted 476 for, 28 against, 96 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2026Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre Adopted 510 for, 1 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2026Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness Adopted 366 for, 192 against, 39 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement Consent given 479 for, 119 against, 65 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026Protection of the environment through criminal law Consent given 499 for, 99 against, 69 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade Consent given 474 for, 131 against, 60 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol) Consent given 625 for, 16 against, 20 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement Consent given 573 for, 35 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Objection passed 388 for, 248 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026Lead in certain fishing tackle Objection failed 197 for, 455 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 Objection passed 460 for, 189 against, 14 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 10 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
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 579b2832c723 (26 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
26 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&period=term&scope=final (retrieved 26 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 579b2832c723 (26 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&period=term&scope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?docs=all&period=term&scope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  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 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}