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Ms Nadejda IORDANOVA (Bulgaria, NR)

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Representative
Member of Parliament
We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria

National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
BG - 1169 - Sofia
Bulgaria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

01/10/2025 - Session Journalists matter: PACE calls for immediate release of Ukrainian journalists held by Russia

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group since 23/01/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Representative - Bulgaria

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (since 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (since 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Denitsa SACHEVA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2023 to 08/10/2023)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2025 | 18:24:04 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Today we debate the closure of the post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria not because this mechanism achieved its goals, but because after 26 years, it has become ineffective. The report notes progress, yes. A difficult one, a fragile one. I took every step in this process. But it also makes clear how much remains unfinished. I will stress two issues that cut to the heart of democratic resilience: the rule of law and media freedom. Bulgaria still... 01/10/2025 | 17:45:28 Thank you, Mr Chair. Colleagues, The Draft Convention before us establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine is more than a legal text. It is a statement of principle, a commitment to accountability and a promise of remedy to victims of aggression. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has brought immense suffering. Lives lost, millions displaced, homes and schools destroyed, hospitals and cultural heritage in ruins, ecosystem damage. They are not statistics. They are the... 01/10/2025 | 11:17:25 Is it better now? Thank you so much.  The report raises awareness about the plight of Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian aggressor. Their only crime is telling the truth. They've been silenced, separated from their families, and in too many cases, tortured, disappeared or killed. Each one of them is an example of how the aggressor has tried to bury the truth. We heard just now some of their names. As George ORWELL said once: "Journalism is printing something that someone... 25/06/2025 | 20:04:54 Thank you, Mr Chair. Dear colleagues, "if we sacrifice our values in response to terrorism, we are delivering the terrorists a victory they could never achieve on their own." These words of former US President OBAMA capture the very heart of our debate now. I commend the Council of Europe Committee on Counter-Terrorism for drafting a protocol that amends the Warsaw Convention, establishing the first international binding, comprehensive definition of terrorism. This definition rightly reflects... 24/06/2025 | 17:07:22 Thank you, Mr Chair. Dear colleagues, as a member of this Assembly, I firmly support the two draft resolutions before us on the legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, and on political negotiations to secure the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war. I would like to congratulate all our rapporteurs for their excellent work. These issues are deeply interconnected. Over a year ago, the journalist Ms Viktoriia ROSHCHYNA was abducted in Russian...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

15/09/2025 | Doc. 16251 | Committee Opinion Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

02/07/2024 | Doc. 15962 | Written declaration Appeal to the United States Congress 17/04/2024 | Doc. 15974 | Motion for a resolution Preserving European rural culture and heritage 01/02/2024 | Doc. 15849 | Written declaration Human rights situation in Iran 29/01/2024 | Doc. 15917 | Motion for a resolution Socialising at schools: for an inclusive education fostering democratic values 26/01/2024 | Doc. 15916 | Motion for a resolution Media concentration and threats to media pluralism and independence

Votes on adopted texts

02/10/2025 | Doc. 16272, vote on the draft text for resolution Russia: new threats to European democracies 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16237, vote on the draft text for resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16239, vote on the draft text for recommendation Youth movements for democracy 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16239, vote on the draft text for resolution Youth movements for democracy 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16270, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft convention establishing an international claims commission for Ukraine