Portrait of Andrey Kovatchev
Member profile · European Parliament

Andrey Kovatchev

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Parliament's Bureau
Member state
Bulgaria
Place of birth
Sofia
Member of the EP since
2009
Committee
Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee · Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee · Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute committee
Committee on Budgetary Control · Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee · Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Delegations
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (subst.)
Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
95.8%
Turnout
527 of 550 voted
2
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
8.0%
Dissent rate
42 of 527 votes
EPP
Closest group
92% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Kovatchev voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 494Abstention: 13Against: 20Did not vote: 2395.8%Turnout
For49489.8%
Abstention132.4%
Against203.6%
Did not vote234.2%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Kovatchev voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with Group of the European People's Party.

0255075100EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 92.0 %92.0 %RenewRenew Europe: 90.5 %90.5 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 89.6 %89.6 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 79.1 %79.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 72.1 %72.1 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 51.8 %51.8 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 46.9 %46.9 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 29.0 %29.0 %

Joint approval

Of Kovatchev'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 Group of the European People's Party.

0255075100EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 94.7 %94.7 %RenewRenew Europe: 93.5 %93.5 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 93.1 %93.1 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 82.4 %82.4 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 74.7 %74.7 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 53.6 %53.6 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 48.2 %48.2 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 28.9 %28.9 %

On the winning side

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

98.4% on the winning side506 of 514 votes
Votes For → file adopted 489 / 494 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 17 / 20 · 85 %

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 · 100% Turnout2024September · Straßburg · 16.09. – 19.09. · 8 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 07.10. – 10.10. · 3 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 21.10. – 24.10. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 13.11. – 14.11. · 4 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember III · Straßburg · 25.11. – 28.11. · 19 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 78% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 100% 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 · 85% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 96% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 88% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 100% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 100% TurnoutFebruar II · Brüssel · 24.02. · 1 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 09.03. – 12.03. · 27 votes · 78% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 83% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 94% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 95% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 97% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
24
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
38
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.6 min per speech
483
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: English (13) · Bulgarian (11)

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