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Kristian VIGENIN

Bulgaria Bulgaria S&D – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Bulgarian Socialist Party

Kristian VIGENIN is a Member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, representing Bulgarian Socialist Party in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Kristian has submitted 1075 amendments, delivered 35 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 7 as shadow rapporteur, asked 16 questions, and filed 1 motion. Vote participation stands at 86.2% (5109 out of 5928 recorded roll-call votes within the Member's mandate period). All counts shown are raw figures from official European Parliament records, not adjusted for mandate length.

Parliamentary Activity

Activity Count EP Avg vs Avg EP Rank Country Group
Amendments 1075 811.1 +264 203rd/743 3rd/17 57th/138
Speeches 35 44.4 -9 364th/743 4th/17 67th/138
Reports (Rapporteur) 1 0.8 +0 134th/743 3rd/17 39th/138
Reports (Shadow) 7 3.8 +3 110th/743 4th/17 8th/138
Questions 16 39.7 -24 528th/743 9th/17 98th/138
Motions 1 19.6 -19 589th/743 7th/17 101st/138
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 6th/17 56th/138
Opinions (Shadow) 1 2.7 -2 369th/743 5th/17 58th/138
Explanations of Vote 2 43.0 -41 299th/743 5th/17 74th/138
Vote Participation 86.2% 86.3% – 479th/745 9th/17 85th/138

Each row orders Members by a single recorded metric; tied values share the same rank. Counts are raw and are not adjusted for mandate length; vote participation is the share of roll-call votes cast within each Member's mandate period. EP Avg = mean across all 745 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute SANT – Committee on Public Health
Substitute AFCO – Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Member LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Member ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Substitute SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Delegations

Substitute D-MD – Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee
Member DCAS – Delegation for relations with Central Asia
Member D-MK – Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
Substitute D-IN – Delegation for relations with India

Other Bulgaria MEPs All Bulgaria MEPs →

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Other S&D MEPs All S&D MEPs →

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Committees and delegations

Kristian VIGENIN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

  • Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 6 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Member, since 2025-01-20. Attended 31 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 18 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Public Health (SANT): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 12 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 14 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with India (D-IN): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee (D-MD): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-MK): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Central Asia (DCAS): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-27 A10-0034/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures (ECON, LIBE)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 7.

  • 2026-04-20 A10-0104/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (ENVI, IMCO)
  • 2026-03-19 A10-0073/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (IMCO, LIBE)
  • 2026-03-03 A10-0041/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (ECON, ENVI, LIBE)
  • 2025-12-18 A10-0271/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (IMCO, SEDE)
  • 2025-11-11 A10-0224/2025 REPORT on the application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process (AFCO)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-27 SANT_AD(2026)784244 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) [EDIP] (SANT)

Amendments by procedure

Procedures with the most amendments Kristian VIGENIN has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.

  • 2025/0531(COD): 209 amendments, latest 2026-02-23 (CJ45)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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
  • 2025/0359(COD): 129 amendments, latest 2026-02-14 (CJ40)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
  • 2024/2104(INI): 119 amendments, latest 2025-02-25 (ENVI)
    EP document title: REPORT on the European Water Resilience Strategy
  • 2025/2087(INI): 110 amendments, latest 2025-06-17 (SANT)
    EP document title: REPORT on public health aspects of biotechnology and life sciences
  • 2025/2239(INI): 100 amendments, latest 2025-12-15 (LIBE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report

Questions, motions and explanations of vote

Records as published on the European Parliament website, including co-signed texts. Each list says how far its records reach.

Written questions

All 13, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-06-10 Potential conflict of interest in the appointment of the Special Envoy for Industrial AI (P-10-2026-002401)
  • 2026-01-22 AI companion chatbots: protecting minors under EU law (E-10-2026-000256)
  • 2026-01-22 Practical difficulties caused by tethered bottle caps introduced under the Single-Use Plastics Directive (E-10-2026-000259)
  • 2026-01-14 Big Tech lobby attack on the EU’s transparency and targeting of political advertising rules (E-10-2026-000158)
  • 2025-09-17 Possible discriminatory tendering practices for medical gloves and their impact on EU health preparedness (E-10-2025-003589)
  • 2025-05-20 Protecting bees from harmful pesticides and promoting sustainable agriculture in the EU (E-10-2025-002020)
  • 2025-05-20 Direct support schemes for bee-keeping under the CAP: access to finance and inclusion of the industry in strategic planning (E-10-2025-002025)
  • 2025-05-20 Stage of implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1438 on the labelling and traceability of honey, and support for the EU apiculture sector (E-10-2025-002026)
  • 2025-04-09 Management of infectious diseases in livestock and breeding animals (E-10-2025-001444)
  • 2025-02-10 Use of Paragon Solutions spyware against journalists and civil society representatives (E-10-2025-000600)
  • 2024-12-13 Mercury levels in tuna and their potential risks to public health (E-10-2024-002929)
  • 2024-11-11 Continued availability of operating grants under the 2025 EU4Health work programme (E-10-2024-002488)
  • 2024-10-28 Imbalance of staff representation (E-10-2024-002283)

Questions for oral answer

All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-03-11 Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (O-10-2026-000014)
  • 2026-02-05 When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation? (O-10-2026-000006)
  • 2025-09-24 Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the market (O-10-2025-000034)

Motions for resolutions

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-07-01 PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 (B-10-2026-0338)

Written explanations of vote

All 2, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
  • Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Kristian VIGENIN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group and of the Members from Bulgaria. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanS&D meanBulgaria mean
Amendments1075811.1 (higher)980.6 (higher)565.5 (higher)
Speeches3544.4 (lower)47.4 (lower)25.8 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)10.8 (higher)1.1 (lower)1.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)73.8 (higher)2.7 (higher)3.6 (higher)
Questions1639.7 (lower)34.3 (lower)16.1 (lower)
Motions119.6 (lower)8.2 (lower)24.5 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.9 (lower)0.4 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)12.7 (lower)1.9 (lower)1.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote243.0 (lower)31.4 (lower)33.6 (lower)
Vote Participation86.2%86.3% (lower)85.8% (higher)81.9% (higher)

Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.