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Member of the European Parliament · Bulgaria S&D

Tsvetelina Penkova

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

As of 8 November 2026, Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D, Bulgaria) has declared 53 lobby meetings this term - rank 395 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 102 of 135 in the S&D group.

72% 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 52%.

53
declared meetings
current term
106
records since 2016
full dataset
72%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
395/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
102/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Tsvetelina Penkova, this term
53
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: 8 in Sep 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%08July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 2 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 6 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%08July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 2 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 6 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%08202420252026
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 20242100%
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024877.8%
Oct 2024862.5%
Nov 20242100%
Dec 202410%
Jan 20250-
Feb 202530%
Mar 2025250%
Apr 20251100%
May 2025250%
Jun 202510%
Jul 2025366.7%
Aug 20250-
Sep 20250-
Oct 20253100%
Nov 20251100%
Dec 20250-
Jan 2026250%
Feb 20262100%
Mar 20260-
Apr 2026683.3%
May 20262100%
Jun 2026366.7%
Jul 20261100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 8 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Tsvetelina Penkova 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

Energy (24), Technology & digital (10), Chemicals & manufacturing (5)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Industry, Research and Energy (17), Economic and Monetary Affairs (1), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
14 Jul 2026IFIEC Europe⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E revision
24 Jun 2026European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH)RapporteurTEN-E revision
17 Jun 2026American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E revision
9 Jun 2026Gas Infrastructure Europe⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E Revisoin
20 May 2026TotalEnergies SE⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E revision
13 May 2026GASCADE Gastransport GmbH⁠↗RapporteurRevision of the TEN-E Regulation
21 Apr 2026CurrENT Europe⁠↗; Schneider Electric⁠↗RapporteurTen-E Regulation
21 Apr 2026Renewables Grid Initiative e.V.⁠↗; REScoop.eu vzw⁠↗; Climate Action Network Europe⁠↗RapporteurExchange on the Grids Packa
16 Apr 2026Microsoft Corporation⁠↗; DIGITALEUROPE⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E Revision
8 Apr 2026European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH)RapporteurTEN-E Revision
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
7 Apr 2026Eurelectric aisbl⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E
7 Apr 2026EU DSO Entity⁠↗; European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity⁠↗; Green Industrial Grids AssociationRapporteurS&D ITRE hearing on Grids Package
16 Feb 2026Cosmetics Europe⁠↗; Chanel Limited⁠↗MemberOmnibus VI Chemical regulations
11 Feb 2026Edison Spa⁠↗RapporteurTEN-E
27 Jan 2026ZscalerMemberCybersecurity and innovation
13 Jan 2026Urenco⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
5 Nov 2025ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
22 Oct 2025Forum Atomique Européen⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
21 Oct 2025ENGIE⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
7 Oct 2025TotalEnergies SE⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
17 Jul 2025Tony Blair Institute for Global Change⁠↗MemberEnergy Policy
17 Jul 2025TotalEnergies SE⁠↗MemberEnergy policy
17 Jul 2025AlpitronicMemberEnergy Policies - EV Charging
3 Jun 2025ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, AssociaçãoShadow rapporteurStartups and SMEs policy
27 May 2025European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association⁠↗MemberLegislative priorities
13 May 2025LillyMemberAlzheimer treatment
2 Apr 2025Edison Spa⁠↗MemberDiscussion on energy policies and the Clean Industrial Deal
27 Mar 2025Great Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO)MemberDiscussion on EU-UK energy cooperation
4 Mar 2025Teollisuuden Voima Oyj⁠↗MemberDiscussion of enregy priorities
6 Feb 2025IOGP - International Association of Oil & Gas ProducersMemberDiscussion of future energy policies

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Tsvetelina Penkova 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.

81%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
478
final texts voted on
of 606
96%
voted with the S&D majority
on 476 final texts
19
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Tsvetelina Penkova606 final votes
69%21%
For 419Against 42Abstained 17No vote recorded 128

With and against the group

On the 476 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Tsvetelina Penkova 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 majority45796%
Voted differently194%

Final texts where Tsvetelina Penkova 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
11 March 2026The EU enlargement strategy A10-0016/2026 · Petras Auštrevičius · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 February 2026The 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)AbstainedFor
26 November 2025Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 16 October 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara B10-0506/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 July 2025The security of energy supply in the EU A10-0121/2025 · Beata Szydło · Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)AbstainedFor
22 May 2025The modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and… A10-0087/2025 · Inese Vaidere · Commission proposalAbstainedFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

11 counterpart entries in Tsvetelina Penkova's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 11 entries; the other 7 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.