Eva-Maria Poptcheva

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 from 2022 until 2024.

Early life and education Poptcheva was born in Bulgaria to parents of Bulgarian and German origins. Her father worked as a lawyer and her mother as an engineer.

In the late 1990s, Poptcheva and her father embarked on a road trip by bus to visit German universities. This led her to pursue law degree at the University of Freiburg, Germany, before completing her PhD in constitutional law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.

She speaks Bulgarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, English, and French.

Early career 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.

Political career Poptcheva became an MEP in September 2022.

In parliament, Poptcheva 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.