Member of the European Parliament · Bulgaria ECR
Ivaylo Valchev
MEP for Bulgaria · European Conservatives & Reformists · There Is Such a People · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Ivaylo Valchev (ECR, Bulgaria) has declared 11 lobby meetings this term - rank 574 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 5 other MEPs.
That is one of the lighter declaration records in the Parliament - against an average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 62 of 84 in the ECR group.
27% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 2 in Mar 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 100% |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | - |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 2 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Ivaylo Valchev meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide | 2 |
| The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BVBA | 1 |
| Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | 1 |
| Bulatom | 1 |
| Bulgarian Association of Tobacco Industry | 1 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Culture and Education (2), Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide↗ | Shadow rapporteur | AgoraEU Programme |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Bulgarian Association of Tobacco Industry | Member | Introductory meeting |
| 11 Mar 2026 | The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BVBA↗ | Member | Introductory Meeting |
| 10 Mar 2026 | IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide↗ | Member | Introductory meeting |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Member, Youth Council, Cabinet of the President of North Macedonia | Member | Collaboration between North Macedonia and the EU |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Embassy of Israel | Member | Exchange of views on current world event |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) | Member | Introductory Meeting |
| 21 May 2025 | Bulatom | Member | Introductory Meeting |
| 28 Apr 2025 | TRADE UNION FEDERATION OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR | Member | Introductory meeting |
| 12 Mar 2025 | H.E. Yosi Levi Sfari, Israeli Ambassador in Sofia | Member | Introductory Meeting |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2024 | Skill Set | Member | Introductory meeting |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Ivaylo Valchev held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 541 final texts where more than half of ECR members casting a vote went one way, and Ivaylo Valchev also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Ivaylo Valchev differed from the ECR majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | ECR majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | RC-B10-0357/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0357/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on Ukraine A10-0172/2026 · Michael Gahler · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia A10-0162/2026 · Thomas Waitz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 29 April 2026 | Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2024 A10-0087/2026 · Monika Hohlmeier · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 26 March 2026 | Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation A10-0045/2026 · Chloé Ridel and Hildegard Bentele · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | Abstained |
| 12 March 2026 | The annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024 A10-0015/2026 · Bogdan Rzońca · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | Abstained |
| 11 February 2026 | The Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively A10-0003/2026 · Željana Zovko · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 10 February 2026 | The European Central Bank – annual report 2025 A10-0002/2026 · Johan Van Overtveldt · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 22 January 2026 | Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0063/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a 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 B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
20 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
1 counterpart entry in Ivaylo Valchev's declarations appears to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)” - likely Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1 counterpart entry)
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.