Eva-Maria Poptcheva
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Spain
Assumed office
15 September 2022
Preceded byLuis Garicano
Personal details
Born17 October 1979 (1979-10-17) (age 44)
Bulgaria
Political partyCitizens–Party of the Citizenry

Eva-Maria Poptcheva (born 17 October 1979) is a Spanish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Citizens–Party of the Citizenry since 2022.[1]

Political career

Poptcheva became an MEP in September 2022.[2]

In parliament, Poptcheva has served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, first as a member and then as Vice-Chair.

Since 2023, Poptcheva has been part of the Centre for European Policy Studies/Heinrich Böll Foundation High-Level Group on Bolstering EU Democracy, chaired by Kalypso Nicolaïdis.[3]

Personal life

Source:[4]

Eva-Maria Poptcheva was born in Bulgaria.

She studied law, first at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg, Germany and then at PhD level at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Following her graduation, Poptcheva worked as a lawyer in both Spain and Germany. She went on to head the European Parliament's Legislative Affairs Unit.

In 2014 her book Multilevel Citizenship: The Right to Consular Protection of EU Citizens Abroad was published.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home | Eva Maria POPTCHEVA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ "9th parliamentary term | Eva Maria POPTCHEVA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1979-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ CEPS-SWP High-Level Group on bolstering EU Democracy Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), press release of 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Meet Eva-Maria Poptcheva, our newest MEP". ALDE Party. Retrieved 2023-07-18.


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