Elena Yoncheva
Elena Yoncheva | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 19 April 2017 – 1 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elena Nikolova Yoncheva 27 May 1964 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Political party | DPS (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | BSP (2017–2024) |
Domestic partner | Sergey Stanishev (1994–2009) |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Occupation | Journalist • Politician |
Elena Nikolova Yoncheva (Bulgarian: Елена Николова Йончева; born 27 May 1964) is a Bulgarian freelance journalist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1]
A former
Early life
Yoncheva was born on 27 May 1964 in Sofia, to a Bulgarian father, Nikola, and a Russian mother, Larisa. She datеd Sergey Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, between 1994 and 2009; they had known each other since their student years in Moscow, Russia.[5]
Career in journalism
Yoncheva has reported from
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
Yoncheva was elected to the European Parliament on the Bulgarian Socialist Party ticket, during the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria.[7] As part of her campaign for a Member of the European Parliament, she shared evidence allegedly proving corruption in the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.[8]
In parliament, Yoncheva is a member of the
In addition to her committee assignments, Yoncheva is part of the parliament's delegations for relations with Israel and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.[10]
Yoncheva was the chair of an inter-institutional negotiation group meant to agree to the details of the Migration Pact and pass it through the European Parliament.[11]
She was nominated as a candidate for MEP from the DPS political party in the 2024 European Parliament election.[12]
References
- ^ "Home | Elena YONCHEVA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1964-05-27. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Elena Yoncheva". United Nations Development Program. Archived from the original on December 23, 2005. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ Petrov, Plamen. "The Bulgarian Press on the War in Iraq". Worldpress.org, April 15, 2003. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ "Elena Yoncheva was injured by a tear-gas grenade in Istanbul". Dnevnik. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Елена Йончева призна, че е разделена със Станишев". mediapool.bg. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Elena Yoncheva presented her film on human trafficking". Darik News. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Европейски парламент :: Европейски парламент 2019". results.cik.bg. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Opposition BSP MP Elena Yoncheva Accused Minister of Culture of Corruption". Novinite.
- ^ Democracy, Rule of Law & Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, 2019–2024 European Parliament.
- ^ "Elena Yoncheva on EP's website". Website of the European Parliament. 27 May 1964.
- ^ "Elena Yoncheva on EP's website". 24chasa. 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Пеевски повежда листите на ДПС в Кърджали и Благоевград, Чакъров става водач на евролистата". Dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-05-06.
External links
- "CD Portfolio for Elena Yoncheva". Elido Media (LAMEL Ltd.). Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- Nacheva, Velina (2003-01-16). "Between terrorists, apartheid and MPS". The Sofia Echo. Retrieved 2006-07-07.