Željana Zovko

Željana Zovko (EPP, Croatia) took part in 546 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (83.7%). She voted the way Parliament decided 517 times and the other way 28 times (94.9% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 39 of 546 votes (7.1%).

Country

Croatia

Political group

Group of the European People's Party (EPP)

Party

HDZ (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica)

Member of the EP since

2016

Position

Vice-chair: EPP group (since 16 July 2024)

Committees

Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Substitute member

Committee on International Trade
Committee on Security and Defence

Delegation

Delegation for relations with the United States

Delegation substitute

Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

Voting record

Latest final votes

The latest 20 of 652 final votes during the term of office.

• Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034, 21 October 2026: For
• Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: For
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: For
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: For
• Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: For
• Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland, 21 October 2026: For
• Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: Against
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: For
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: For
• Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: For
• Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget, 20 October 2026: For
• Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: For
• Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: Against
• Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: For

Vote corrections in final votes

Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.

• New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities, 30 April 2026: voted Against, intended For

Reports

Reports for which Željana Zovko was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area (A10-0150/2025, PECH), 15 September 2026: adopted
• The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture (A10-0043/2026, PECH), 28 April 2026: adopted
• Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino (A10-0003/2026, AFET), 11 February 2026: adopted
• Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement (A10-0036/2025, INTA), 2 April 2025: adopted
• EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A10-0017/2025, INTA), 12 March 2025: adopted

Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV. Profile at the European Parliament