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Petar VOLGIN

Bulgaria Bulgaria ESN – ESN Revival

Petar VOLGIN is a Member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, representing Revival in the ESN (ESN) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Petar has submitted 267 amendments, delivered 54 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 36 questions, and filed 4 motions. Vote participation stands at 91.5% (5422 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 267 811.1 -544 602nd/743 12th/17 14th/27
Speeches 54 44.4 +10 160th/743 2nd/17 11th/27
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 8th/17 3rd/27
Reports (Shadow) 3 3.8 -1 285th/743 7th/17 17th/27
Questions 36 39.7 -4 299th/743 1st/17 13th/27
Motions 4 19.6 -16 380th/743 4th/17 8th/27
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 6th/17 2nd/27
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.7 -3 490th/743 9th/17 17th/27
Explanations of Vote 1 43.0 -42 330th/743 6th/17 15th/27
Vote Participation 91.5% 86.3% – 316th/745 7th/17 13th/27

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 AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Substitute ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute EUDS – Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Substitute D-CN – Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
Member D-IL – Delegation for relations with Israel
Substitute D-UK – Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 13 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 26 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 9 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 0 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 8 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-12 A10-0172/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine (AFET)
  • 2026-05-12 A10-0142/2026 REPORT on countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values (AFET)
  • 2025-07-24 A10-0154/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine (AFET)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2050(INI): 36 amendments, latest 2025-12-18 (AFET)
    EP document title: OPINION on the EU strategy to face the new theories against democracy
  • 2025/2026(INI): 31 amendments, latest 2025-06-05 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine
  • 2025/2179(INI): 27 amendments, latest 2026-03-05 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
  • 2025/2259(INI): 26 amendments, latest 2026-04-22 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • 2026/2034(INI): 23 amendments, latest 2026-09-16 (AFET)

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

Most recent 20 of 33. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-06-03 Ukraine’s glorification of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army criminals and the EU accession process (E-10-2026-002283)
  • 2026-05-21 Liabilities of each participating Member State for the EUR 90 billion EU loan package for Ukraine (E-10-2026-002108)
  • 2026-04-20 Rising fertiliser prices: what are the risks for our EU farmers? (E-10-2026-001609)
  • 2026-04-08 Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation (E-10-2026-001410)
  • 2026-03-25 Restoring genuine academic freedom in our universities (E-10-2026-001262)
  • 2026-03-05 Commission interference: electoral processes inside the EU and political pluralism at risk? (E-10-2026-000923)
  • 2026-02-25 Derogation for Bulgaria from the requirement to receive relocated migrants (P-10-2026-000804)
  • 2026-02-23 Defence of the right to conscientious objection (E-10-2026-000749)
  • 2026-02-17 Commission’s unilateral creation of the European Centre for Democratic Resilience: legitimacy, transparency and Parliament’s role (E-10-2026-000680)
  • 2025-12-29 Penalties based on the Digital Services Act against the platform X (P-10-2025-005077)
  • 2025-12-15 Corruption scandals in the Office of the President of Ukraine and securing the Ukraine Facility (E-10-2025-004956)
  • 2025-12-11 Military Schengen: risk of eroding sovereignty, weakening borders and pushing the EU towards hidden federalism (E-10-2025-004916)
  • 2025-12-02 Risks to Europe’s people posed by the digital euro (E-10-2025-004763)
  • 2025-12-01 Pricing and seating policy for young children on EU flights (E-10-2025-004743)
  • 2025-11-25 Plan to set up a European intelligence service under the authority of the President of the Commission (E-10-2025-004681)
  • 2025-11-20 Dismissal of Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati and EU double standards on freedom of the press and freedom of expression (E-10-2025-004646)
  • 2025-11-07 Decision of the Bulgarian National Assembly to restrict the export of petroleum products – an infringement of the principle of free movement of goods in the EU? (E-10-2025-004417)
  • 2025-10-22 Unacceptable reference to gender self-identification ‘without age restrictions’ in the EU LGBTIQ+ equality strategy for 2026-2030 (E-10-2025-004172)
  • 2025-10-17 Freedom at risk: who controls the forces behind the European Media Freedom Act and who decides what information is monitored within the EU? (E-10-2025-004102)
  • 2025-09-23 Highly concerning comments by VP/HR Kaja Kallas at EUISS event (E-10-2025-003692)

Questions for oral answer

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

  • 2025-11-20 Manipulation of the Erasmus+ programme as a new channel for immigration and exclusion of Hungarian universities from the programme (O-10-2025-000043)
  • 2025-11-19 Protecting citizens’ right to make cash payments and ensuring financial inclusion (O-10-2025-000042)
  • 2025-09-17 GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted facts (O-10-2025-000030)

Motions for resolutions

All 4, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2025-10-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy (B-10-2025-0461)
  • 2025-09-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (B-10-2025-0363)
  • 2025-07-02 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0319)
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia (B-10-2025-0114)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 8, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

  • 2026-06-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on politically motivated banking (B-10-2026-0283)
  • 2026-06-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ending ideological flag displays on the premises of European Union institutions (B-10-2026-0284)
  • 2025-06-24 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Iran (B-10-2025-0301)
  • 2025-04-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a joint and strong response to the Federal Republic of Germany’s departure from financial stability (B-10-2025-0241)
  • 2025-03-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating rule of law situation in Romania (B-10-2025-0173)
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on safeguarding the right to freedom of speech online (B-10-2025-0099)
  • 2024-11-13 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on initiating dialogue with the United States under president-elect Donald J. Trump (B-10-2024-0171)
  • 2024-10-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy (B-10-2024-0119)

Written explanations of vote

All 1, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine (B10-0007/2024)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Petar VOLGIN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the ESN 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 meanESN meanBulgaria mean
Amendments267811.1 (lower)334.2 (lower)565.5 (lower)
Speeches5444.4 (higher)51.9 (higher)25.8 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.1 (lower)1.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)33.8 (lower)6.4 (lower)3.6 (lower)
Questions3639.7 (lower)38.5 (lower)16.1 (higher)
Motions419.6 (lower)6.3 (lower)24.5 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.0 (equal)0.4 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)02.7 (lower)3.9 (lower)1.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote143.0 (lower)71.0 (lower)33.6 (lower)
Vote Participation91.5%86.3% (higher)89.6% (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.