| Party: | People's Party (2024–present) |
| Constituency Mp: | Spain |
| Term Start: | 15 September 2022 |
| Term End: | 2024 |
| Parliament: | European |
| Birth Place: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Alma Mater: | University of Freiburg |
| Predecessor: | Luis Garicano |
| Otherparty: | Citizens (until 2024) |
| Citizenship: | Bulgaria • Germany • Spain |
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.[1]
Poptcheva was born in Bulgaria.[2]
Poptcheva studied law, first at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg, Germany and then a 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.
Poptcheva became an MEP in September 2022.[3]
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.[4]