EU–Moldova Summit: Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Maia Sandu met in Brussels and pushed Moldova’s EU path forward after the first accession cluster opened last week. Leaders backed deeper integration before membership, including gradual participation in EU internal-market sectors and EU programmes, while stressing a merit-based process and urging Moldova to open the remaining clusters fast. Funding & security: The EU pledged an extra €503 million under the €1.9bn Growth Plan if reforms are completed by year-end, plus €232.7m for the Porumbei–Comrat highway, and new security money: €120m for security, €11m for hybrid-threat resilience, and €17m for border infrastructure. Energy progress: Moldova has completed 61% of its EU energy-chapter commitments, with work on gas security rules and energy-efficiency schemes for homes and apartments. Accession pace debate: Von der Leyen said Ukraine and Moldova will proceed at their own speed with different reforms, and Moldova asked EU capitals to open all remaining clusters immediately. Domestic policy pressure: Moldova’s Health Ministry rejected a tax reform proposal, warning it could destabilize hospital budgets and raise costs for medicines and supplies. Economy & governance: Moldova’s Customs Service collected 837.2m lei in the past week, and the EU also highlighted Moldova’s reform momentum under the Growth Plan.