Digital Economy: Moldova’s Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization and Mastercard are launching a partnership aimed at electronic payments, SME digitalization, smarter public services, and data-driven policy, with a research-and-innovation angle and upgrades to consular services and cross-border government payments. EU Accession & Research: At the second EU–Moldova summit in Brussels, leaders reaffirmed Moldova’s EU path and backed a new non-binding research framework to expand innovation cooperation and smart specialization. Health Policy: Romania’s health insurance chief warned that medicine pricing and reimbursement need reform to speed access to innovative treatments and avoid budget collapse—an issue with regional relevance for Moldova’s healthcare stakeholders. Energy Storage & Renewables: Parliament advanced a draft law to simplify installing electric energy storage systems by cutting bureaucracy, while EU-backed state aid tools are being shaped to mobilize private investment in batteries. Education & Labs: EU and EIB financing will modernize 20 schools and 10 medical institutions, including lab equipment and teacher training through partner institutions. Cyber & Fraud: Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said authorities are exploring tech solutions with mobile operators to identify cross-border scam calls, alongside tighter SIM registration rules. Transport & Infrastructure: Chisinau is hiring engineering supervision for a 48-month road project funded via EBRD, and Ukraine–Moldova border upgrades under Solidarity Lanes are reported as completed. Tech Policy & Business: Moldova HiTech Park is set to expand and extend its operating term to 50 years, with land reserved for economic, technological, and research activities. Disinformation Watch: A CCSCD report describes how hostile narratives about Moldova are exported via European pro-Russian outlets and then repackaged locally as “independent” Western analysis.