EU and Moldovan leaders gathered in Brussels on 22 June 2026 for the second EU-Moldova Summit, one week after the historic opening of the first cluster of accession negotiations with the country. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa, and Moldovan President Maia Sandu convened to review the republic's progress toward membership. The summit underscores Moldova's accelerating integration trajectory at a time of heightened geopolitical significance for the small Eastern European nation, which borders Ukraine.