Elena YONCHEVA
Bulgaria · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 group page →
National party: DPS
Born 27 May 1964
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL Member since 14 Sept 2026
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 2 Sept 2026
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean DMED A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 15 Jul 2026
Earlier this term (9)
- Committee on Development DEVE · Substitute 19 Jul 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE · Member 23 Jan 2025 – 7 Jul 2026
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE · Member 19 Jul 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Subcommittee on Human Rights DROI · Substitute 19 Jul 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China D-CN · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Delegation for relations with Israel D-IL · Substitute 19 Sept 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula DARP · Member 31 Mar 2025 – 7 Jul 2026
- Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula DARP · Substitute 19 Sept 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
- Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula DKOR · Substitute 2 Apr 2025 – 7 Jul 2026
Topics they work on
Transport & tourism 3Economy & single market 2Foreign affairs 2Justice, rule of law & rights 2Agriculture, food & fisheries 1Defence & security 1Digital, AI & data 1Trade & customs 1
Counted over the dossiers they speak on, lead, shadow or amend in committee, and the questions and motions they author.
Dossiers they lead, shadow or negotiate
| Since | Role | Dossier |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Cloud and AI Development Act 2026/0138 6 Oct 2026 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 -2023/0438(COD). 2023/0438 18 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.