MEPs

Tsvetelina PENKOVA

Bulgaria

S&D (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats)

Bulgarian Socialist Party

Born 19 February 1988 in Sofia

Voting Statistics

Total Votes 309 For 245 Against 29 Abstention 12 Did Not Vote 23

Group Alignment

How often this MEP votes with their political group majority.

94.4%

Loyalty Rate

270

loyal votes

rebellious votes

Aligned Independent

Political Group Memberships

Current S&D

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Jul 2024 – Mar 2026 (309 votes)

Rebel Subjects

Topics where this MEP most often breaks with their political group.

Energy policy 1

Enlargement of the Union 1

Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) 1

Procedures

6 votes

EU enlargement strategy

Condition EU accession on strict rule-of-law reforms and align candidate countries with the common foreign policy to counter Russian and Chinese interference.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2110(INI)

Abstention

Security of energy supply in the EU

Ban all Russian natural gas imports into the EU by 2027, and new/spot contracts by end of 2025.

08 Jul 2025 2025/2055(INI)

Abstention

Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

Urge EU states to provide more weapons to Ukraine and increase joint defence investments, aiming for greater European security autonomy.

02 Apr 2025 2024/2082(INI)

Abstention

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024

Increase military and economic support to Ukraine and lift restrictions on using Western weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia.

02 Apr 2025 2024/2080(INI)

Abstention

Resolution on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia

Condition EU funding to Georgia on repealing laws restricting freedom of expression and undermining democratic principles.

09 Oct 2024 2024/2822(RSP)

Abstention