Portrait of Tsvetelina Penkova
Member profile · European Parliament

Tsvetelina Penkova

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European ParliamentBulgarian Socialist Party
Member state
Bulgaria
Place of birth
Sofia
Member of the EP since
2019
Committee
Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee · Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee · Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute committee
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Committee on Regional Development · Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Delegations
Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
77.3%
Turnout
425 of 550 voted
2
Excused days of absence
sitting days on which Parliament officially excused the absence
1
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
4.0%
Dissent rate
17 of 425 votes
S&D
Closest group
96% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Penkova voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 377Abstention: 15Against: 33Excused: 13Did not vote: 11277.3%Turnout
For37768.5%
Abstention152.7%
Against336.0%
Excused 2 days132.4%
Did not vote11220.4%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Penkova voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

0255075100S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 96.0 %96.0 %RenewRenew Europe: 89.6 %89.6 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 85.6 %85.6 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 83.1 %83.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 64.9 %64.9 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 61.2 %61.2 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 42.1 %42.1 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 27.1 %27.1 %

Joint approval

Of Penkova's votes in favour, the share where the respective group majority also voted in favour — constructive agreement, excluding joint opposition. Most often jointly in favour with Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

0255075100S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 99.5 %99.5 %RenewRenew Europe: 95.5 %95.5 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 91.5 %91.5 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 88.6 %88.6 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 70.6 %70.6 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 61.3 %61.3 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 44.6 %44.6 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 27.1 %27.1 %

On the winning side

How often Penkova’s vote matches the outcome — For on adopted, Against on rejected files. Abstentions count for neither side.

94.4% on the winning side387 of 410 votes
Votes For → file adopted 375 / 377 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 12 / 33 · 36 %

Turnout & behaviour over time

One column per session week, height = number of votes, segments by position (For · Abstention · Against · did not vote).

Juli · Straßburg · 16.07. – 19.07. · 1 votes · 0% Turnout2024September · Straßburg · 16.09. – 19.09. · 8 votes · 25% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 07.10. – 10.10. · 3 votes · 67% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 21.10. – 24.10. · 9 votes · 78% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 13.11. – 14.11. · 4 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember III · Straßburg · 25.11. – 28.11. · 19 votes · 95% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 0% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 77% TurnoutMärz II · Straßburg · 31.03. – 03.04. · 18 votes · 100% TurnoutMai I · Straßburg · 05.05. – 08.05. · 32 votes · 94% TurnoutMai II · Brüssel · 21.05. – 22.05. · 6 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 16.06. – 19.06. · 20 votes · 65% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 93% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 0% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 88% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 71% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 92% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 91% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 84% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 50% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 85% TurnoutFebruar II · Brüssel · 24.02. · 1 votes · 0% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 09.03. – 12.03. · 27 votes · 96% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 0% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 94% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 90% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 85% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 97% Turnout
Plenary speeches
13
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
16
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.2 min per speech
622
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Bulgarian (10) · English (3)

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