Ivaylo VALCHEV is a Bulgaria MEP in European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR); WheresMyMEP records 96.4% roll-call attendance, 194 notable vote records, 2 recent disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €16,000–€17,600/year. Source: European Parliament profile, European Parliament Open Data, MEP meeting declarations and financial-interest declarations.
ECR · Bulgaria
Има такъв народ (There Is Such a People)
Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated
Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 6 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Ivaylo VALCHEV voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from ECR majority
2.2% (4 of 184)
The ECR average on the same method is 17.1%. Counted only when Ivaylo VALCHEV cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
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No national figure: this national party has only one sitting MEP.
2025 Commission report on Ukraine
Ivaylo VALCHEV voted Abstain; 74% of voting ECR members (56 of 76) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
Ivaylo VALCHEV voted For; 67% of voting ECR members (53 of 79) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Discharge 2024: Agencies
Ivaylo VALCHEV voted For; 58% of voting ECR members (48 of 83) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
Ivaylo VALCHEV voted Abstain; 52% of voting ECR members (35 of 67) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often
Computed from Ivaylo VALCHEV’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
87% accurate on 5,728 held-out votes
Transport: enforcement of passenger rights in the Union
2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 71% of 597 transport votes
Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 71% of 597 transport votes
A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean
2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 51% of 756 economy votes
The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
2026-10-06
86% of 71 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Abstain · voted For in 38% of 8 climate votes · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)
2026-10-06
96% of 76 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 71% of 7 defence votes · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Deteriorating 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
2026-09-17
94% of 68 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460
2026-09-16
81% of 75 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
2026-09-16
80% of 75 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Ivaylo VALCHEV was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.
Protection of minors online
2025/2060(INI) ↗ · CULT · appointed 6 Mar 2025
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
European Capitals of Culture 2034–2047
2026/0259(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Sep 2026
2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
2025/2254(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026
2025 Commission report on Kosovo
2025/2252(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026
A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
2025/2181(INI) ↗ · appointed 3 Nov 2025
Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
2025/0550(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 Oct 2025
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on North Macedonia
2025/2021(INI) ↗ · appointed 9 Dec 2024
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo
2025/2019(INI) ↗ · appointed 5 Dec 2024
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
2025/2081(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 Jun 2025
Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’)
2024/0068(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Jan 2025
Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 2024
Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)
2024/0035(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Nov 2024
Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 9 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€16,000–17,600/year
Based on declared income bands
1 declared activity
1 board membership
Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026
View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)
These lists link to declarations Ivaylo VALCHEV made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.
No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Ivaylo VALCHEV's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.
No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.
Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed
Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register, last 6 months. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
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Meeting alerts →Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
1 meeting on 1 file
These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 19 · Priority 7 · 23 co-authored
Not in this count: 3 oral questions · 1 interpellation
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 9 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 6 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted
Ivaylo Valchev is a Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria, belonging to the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the right-wing Eurosceptic group, and representing the national party There Is Such a People. The current seat is in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) and has been held since 16 July 2024. Within the ECR Group, Valchev is a Member of the Bureau. Since 3 October 2024, Valchev has also been Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Summary grounded in cited sources
View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.
Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →
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