As of 22 Oct 2026, Nikola MINCHEV is a Bulgaria MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 83.5% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
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Renew · Bulgaria
Продължаваме промяната – Демократична България (We continue the change – Democratic Bulgaria)
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 22 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Nikola MINCHEV voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from Renew majority
4.2% (7 of 166)
The Renew average on the same method is 7.2%. Counted only when Nikola MINCHEV cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
0.0% (0 of 132)
Продължаваме промяната – Демократична България (We continue the change – Democratic Bulgaria) · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
Nikola MINCHEV voted For; 77% of voting Renew members (55 of 71) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
Nikola MINCHEV voted For; 77% of voting Renew members (55 of 71) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
Nikola MINCHEV voted For; 73% of voting Renew members (45 of 62) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460
Nikola MINCHEV voted Against; 53% of voting Renew members (35 of 66) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
Nikola MINCHEV voted Abstain; 53% of voting Renew members (37 of 70) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705
Nikola MINCHEV voted Against; 50% of voting Renew members (37 of 74) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
Nikola MINCHEV voted Against; 49% of voting Renew members (33 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 Nikola MINCHEV’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 63% of 205 agriculture votes
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 494 digital votes
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 61% of 578 defence votes
Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
2026-10-22
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes
Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
2026-10-22
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 67% of 3 migration votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
96% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
2026-10-22
98% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Nikola MINCHEV 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 the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
European Investigation Order in criminal matters and European Remote Participation Order (recast)
2026/0172(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 7 Sep 2026
Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data
2024/0051(NLE) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 5 Dec 2024
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
European Capitals of Culture 2034–2047
2026/0259(COD) ↗ · appointed 6 Oct 2026
Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110
2026/0068(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 May 2026
Amending Regulations (EC) No 561/2006, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/2144 and (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 70/157/EEC and Regulation No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2025/0422(COD) ↗ · appointed 5 Mar 2026
Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
2025/0531(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2026
Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693
2025/0255(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Jan 2026
Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024/0305(NLE) ↗ · appointed 1 Oct 2025
Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects
2025/0172(COD) ↗ · appointed 29 Sep 2025
Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
2025/2035(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 Feb 2025
Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794
2023/0438(COD) ↗ · appointed 3 Feb 2025
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union
2025/2209(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 2025
Flagship European defence projects of common interest
2025/2144(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Oct 2025
Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
2025/2081(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Oct 2025
Registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers
2025/0096(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Oct 2025
European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)
2024/0061(COD) ↗ · appointed 5 Dec 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 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€0–0/year
Based on declared income bands
0 declared activities
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 Nikola MINCHEV 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 Nikola MINCHEV'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
Most recent meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. 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.
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
5 meetings 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 27 · Priority 6 · 26 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 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
Nikola Minchev is a Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and to the national party We continue the change – Democratic Bulgaria. The current mandate, in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), began on 16 July 2024. Minchev has been Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection since 23 July 2024. Within the Renew Europe Group, the post held since 16 July 2024 is Member of the Bureau.
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 →