Russian House Closure: Moldova’s government ordered the Russian Center for Science and Culture (“Russian House”) in Chișinău to shut down, with some functions moving to the Russian embassy’s cultural section—an end to a 2009-era platform that Chisinau said was used for propaganda and hybrid influence. Digital Safety & Law: Parliament advanced ratification of a Council of Europe cybercrime protocol to speed up cross-border access to electronic evidence, while lawmakers also backed a National Anti-Fraud Focal Point to tackle social-engineering scams and deepfake-style fraud. Public Tech & Services: Moldova will regulate eCall by law so vehicles can automatically contact 112 and send incident location data after crashes. Education Modernization: EU/partners funding will modernize 15 “model schools,” including new science labs and math classrooms, and Moldova also placed about 90 medical graduates into the labor market. Energy Grid Shock: A July 5 export-capacity issue forced zero allocations during peak hours, hitting renewable producers when interconnection limits and new market rules made surplus hard to absorb. Cyber Threat Watch: Researchers flagged PamStealer, a macOS info stealer using a fake Maccy-style lure to steal logins and browser data. Local Innovation & Skills: Grants worth 90 million lei supported nearly 400 Moldovan enterprises in 2026, with notable shares for manufacturing, agriculture, and ICT. STEM Abroad Link: Moldova’s education pipeline continues to shift outward, with growing interest in English-taught programs across Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Austria, and Germany.