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Kristian VIGENIN

Kristian VIGENIN

S&D (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats)
Bulgarian Socialist Party
Born 12 June 1975 in Sofia

Political Group Memberships

Current S&D Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Jul 2024 – Mar 2026 (362 votes)

Group Alignment

How often this MEP votes with their political group majority.

93.3%
Loyalty Rate
280
loyal votes
20
rebellious votes
Aligned Independent

Rebel Subjects

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

Energy policy 1 rebellious vote
Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) 1 rebellious vote

Procedures

206 votes

Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so called “EU Magnitsky Act”)

Extend the EU Magnitsky Act to include large-scale corruption, digital surveillance abuse, and environmental destruction harming civilians.

21 Jan 2026 2025/2049(INI)
For

Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Condition EU funding to non-EU countries on respecting human rights and democratic principles.

21 Jan 2026 2025/2166(INI)
For

Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025

Maintain and expand sanctions against Russia and states supporting its aggression, including Belarus, Iran, and North Korea.

21 Jan 2026 2025/2165(INI)
Did Not Vote

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

Demand a coherent EU foreign policy to defend international order, foster cooperation, and respect neutrality amidst global instability.

21 Jan 2026 2025/2164(INI)
Did Not Vote

Resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

Request the Court of Justice to assess the EU-Mercosur agreement's compatibility with EU treaties regarding legal basis and precautionary principle.

21 Jan 2026 2026/2560(RSP)
Against

Written Explanations

Written explanations of vote submitted after plenary sessions.

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28 Nov 2024 Against
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Resolution on reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia

The Bulgarian S&D delegation, while recognising the need of full support to Ukraine, still has serious concerns about some provisions in this resolution that, in our view, threaten the prospects for peace and risk further military escalation and destabilisation with global implications. The call to grant Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles against targets within Russia, as well as to provide such weapons would escalate the conflict and potentially expand the war. The resolution also calls for NATO allies to collectively and individually commit no less than 0.25 % of their GDP annually to military support for Ukraine. That is neither realistic nor sustainable and goes well beyond the EP responsibilities, interfering with the sovereign rights of Member States to define their financial, foreign and defence policy, especially on such sensitive issue. Those key votes for our delegation have been lost, so we could not support the proposed motion for a resolution and voted against it as a whole.