Eva Maydell (born Paunova; 26 January 1986) is a Bulgarian politician. She is a member of the European Parliament (EPP Group) and President of the European Movement International Maydell was first elected to the European Parliament in 2014 at age 28, the youngest member of the EPP Group at the time. She was re-elected in 2019 and is serving her second term as an MEP. Maydell was awarded the "Best Newcomer MEP" award and the "New Technologies" award. She was featured in Forbes' "30 under 30" Europe selection and in POLITICO's 40 most influential MEPs.