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Member of the European Parliament · Bulgaria S&D

Kristian Vigenin

MEP for Bulgaria · Socialists & Democrats · Bulgarian Socialist Party · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Kristian Vigenin (S&D, Bulgaria) has declared 131 lobby meetings this term - rank 195 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 51 of 135 in the S&D group.

56% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

131
declared meetings
current term
131
records since 2016
full dataset
56%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
195/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
51/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Kristian Vigenin, this term
131
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

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: 17 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 8 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 5 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 66.7% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 8 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 5 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 66.7% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%017202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024480%
Oct 20241760%
Nov 2024875%
Dec 2024875%
Jan 2025462.5%
Feb 2025450%
Mar 2025520%
Apr 2025450%
May 2025633.3%
Jun 202550%
Jul 2025918.2%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025366.7%
Oct 20250-
Nov 20250-
Dec 20250-
Jan 20260-
Feb 2026660%
Mar 2026683.3%
Apr 2026250%
May 202610%
Jun 2026540%
Jul 2026757.1%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20261063.6%
Oct 20261775%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 17 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Kristian Vigenin meets most

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

Health & pharma (22), Technology & digital (16), Energy (9)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Environment, Climate and Food Safety (36), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (25), Public Health (21), Foreign Affairs (4), Delegation for relations with Central Asia (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
28 Oct 2026Microsoft Corporation⁠↗Memberdigital policy
28 Oct 2026Eclipse Foundation AISBL⁠↗Rapporteur for opinionCADA
26 Oct 2026Gilead Sciences⁠↗MemberHIV advocacy
21 Oct 2026Forum Atomique Européen⁠↗; The European Steel Association⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
21 Oct 2026European Carton Makers Association⁠↗MemberPackaging solutions for tobacco products
21 Oct 2026American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗MemberBiotech Act
16 Oct 2026Mission of Uzbekistan to the European UnionMemberOngoing EU-Uzbekistan relations
15 Oct 2026Fern⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
15 Oct 2026Transforming Breast Cancer Together⁠↗MemberBreast Cancer initiatives
14 Oct 2026Anima⁠↗MemberCommission's Livestock Strategy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
13 Oct 2026Groupement Européen de l’Industrie de la Régénération (GEIR); Business Alliance for Climate Action⁠↗; European Sea Ports Organisation⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
13 Oct 2026HIV Prevention Alliance⁠↗MemberHIV prevention
6 Oct 2026FuelsEurope⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
6 Oct 2026TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE⁠↗MemberAutomotive Omnibus
6 Oct 2026China mission to the EUMemberongoing EU-China relations
2 Oct 2026Ambassador of ArmeniaMemberongoing EU relations
1 Oct 2026Ambassador of AzerbaijanMemberongoing EU relations
30 Sep 2026Liquid Gas Europe⁠↗MemberRegulation on CO2 Standards for cars and vans
29 Sep 2026VÖWG⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
29 Sep 2026Animal health EuropeMemberBiotech Act
15 Sep 2026Volkswagen Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗; Tyres Europe⁠↗MemberAutomotive Omnibus
15 Sep 2026Negative Emissions Platform⁠↗MemberETS and Carbon Removals
15 Sep 2026Heidelberg Materials AG⁠↗MemberEU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
14 Sep 2026Food Supplements EuropeMemberBiotech Act
4 Sep 2026UK ambassador to BulgariaMemberUK-BG_EU relations
3 Sep 2026Shionogi BV⁠↗MemberFighting AMR
2 Sep 2026The European Ceramic Industry AssociationMemberETS
28 Jul 2026Ambassador of DPRKMemberongoing relations with EU
8 Jul 2026Nuclear EuropeMemberdecarbonisation and nuclear energy
2 Jul 2026CISPEMemberdigitanl policy

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Kristian Vigenin 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.

87%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
521
final texts voted on
of 606
95%
voted with the S&D majority
on 519 final texts
26
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Kristian Vigenin606 final votes
74%9%14%
For 446Against 53Abstained 22No vote recorded 85

With and against the group

On the 519 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Kristian Vigenin 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.

Voted with the S&D majority49395%
Voted differently265%

Final texts where Kristian Vigenin differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
22 October 2026RC-B10-0476/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0476/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
7 October 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
8 July 2026The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States A10-0198/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Draft Council decisionAbstainedFor
8 July 2026The Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the United… A10-0181/2026 · Javi López and Borja Giménez Larraz · Proposal for a Council decisionAbstainedFor
8 July 2026In view of the consent procedure on the Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mexico A10-0182/2026 · Javi López and Borja Giménez Larraz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
26 March 2026The adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of… A10-0069/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposalAgainstFor
26 March 2026The non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods A10-0070/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
11 March 2026The EU enlargement strategy A10-0016/2026 · Petras Auštrevičius · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 February 2026EU strategic defence and security partnerships A10-0005/2026 · Michał Szczerba · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
22 January 2026RC-B10-0070/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0070/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

16 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

19 counterpart entries in Kristian Vigenin's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 19 entries; the other 16 are not listed.

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.