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Nikola Minchev, official European Parliament portrait

Member of the European Parliament · Bulgaria Renew

Nikola Minchev

MEP for Bulgaria · Renew Europe · We continue the change – Democratic Bulgaria · official EP profile

As of 12 September 2026, Nikola Minchev (Renew, Bulgaria) has declared 112 lobby meetings this term - rank 194 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 41 of 77 within Renew Europe.

67% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.

112
declared meetings
current term
112
records since 2019
full dataset
67%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
194/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
41/77
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Nikola Minchev, this term
112
Parliament average
85
Renew average
140

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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.

Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 5 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 80% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 10 in Mar 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 2 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 8 declared meetingsJune 2025: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 9 declared meetingsMay 2026: 5 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 5 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 80% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 10 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Nikola Minchev 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

Most-met sectors

Chemicals & manufacturing (17), Consumer & retail (10), Human rights & humanitarian (10)

Meetings by committee topic

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (53), Culture and Education (21), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (5), Agriculture and Rural Development (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
9 Sep 2026Union of European Football Associations MemberExchange of views
9 Sep 2026Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries MemberEvent on European Product Act
7 Sep 2026Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
7 Sep 2026Johnson Matthey plcShadow rapporteurExchange of views on Automotive Omnibus
3 Sep 2026TotalEnergies SE Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
15 Jul 2026Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft ; Glass for Europe Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
14 Jul 2026Union of European Football Associations MemberExchange of views
14 Jul 2026Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
6 Jul 2026European Chemical Industry Council Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
1 Jul 2026Tesla Motors Netherlands B.V. ; Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. ; Norsk Hydro Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
29 Jun 2026AIM - European Brands AssociationMemberExchange of views on Single Market
24 Jun 2026ChargeUp Europe Shadow rapporteurAutomotive Omnibus
23 Jun 2026Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeMemberExchange of views on upcoming Digital Fairness Act
17 Jun 2026European Association Automotive Suppliers Shadow rapporteurExchange of views on IAA
10 Jun 2026Lifelong Learning PlatformMemberExchange of views
9 Jun 2026AK Public Affairs MemberExchange of views
9 Jun 2026Tyres EuropeShadow rapporteurExchange of views on Automotive Omnibus
2 Jun 2026Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles Shadow rapporteurExchange of views
19 May 2026FORVIA MemberExchange of views
13 May 2026viagogo AG MemberExchange of views
12 May 2026Dentons Global Advisors Europe SA MemberExchange of views
6 May 2026Fédération Internationale de Football Association MemberDiscussion with FIFA representatives
5 May 2026Mars Incorporated MemberExchange of views
30 Apr 2026European Forum for Restorative Justice MemberExchange of views
29 Apr 2026Amnesty International Limited; Victim Support Europe; AIM - European Brands Association ; LightingEurope MemberExchange of views
28 Apr 2026Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe; FuelsEurope ; Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V. MemberExchange of views
23 Apr 2026BUSINESSEUROPE ; The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment ; European Advertising Standards Alliance MemberExchange of views
22 Apr 2026FIPRA International SRL MemberExchange of views
21 Apr 2026APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe) MemberExchange of views
16 Apr 2026International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EU MemberExchange of views

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Nikola Minchev held the seat, 537 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.

94%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
515
final texts voted on
of 537
98%
voted with the Renew majority
on 502 final texts
12
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Nikola Minchev537 final votes
84%10%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 502 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Nikola Minchev 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 Renew majority49098%
Voted differently122%

Final texts where Nikola Minchev differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
18 June 2026B10-0238/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
17 June 2026A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the CouncilForAgainst
17 June 2026A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the CouncilForAgainst
12 February 2026A10-0256/2025 – Johan Danielsson – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 February 2026A10-0003/2026 – Željana Zovko – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
26 November 2025A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 October 2025B10-0407/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 September 2025A10-0105/2025 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Projet de décision du ConseilAbstainedFor
6 May 2025A10–0080/2025 – Janusz Lewandowski – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
26 November 2024B10-0153/2024 – Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

26 counterpart entrys in Nikola Minchev's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

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.