Dear EPSS community, As 2025 draws to a close, we look back on what has been an extraordinary year for EPSS. In June 2025, we took the decision to establish a new European political science society—EPSS <https://epssnet.org/>—grounded in the principles of transparency, accountability, and reinvestment in the academic community. This step followed several unsuccessful attempts to reform <https://epssnet.org/epsa-reform-working-group/> the governance and financial structure of EPSA. As a not-for-profit and member-led political science association, EPSS is committed to fostering a vibrant scholarly network, promoting scientifically rigorous political science, and hosting an annual conference. From the very beginning, EPSS has been met with remarkable enthusiasm and support from the community. After just six months, EPSS counts 53 lifetime members and over 300 regular members. Interest in the inaugural EPSS conference in Belfast next June has been overwhelming, with over 2,500 submissions. The EPSS listserv <epss-info-join@list.epssnet.org> is also growing rapidly and has become a valuable channel for sharing political science-related information. Launching EPSS would not have been possible without the extraordinary commitment, energy, and goodwill shown by so many colleagues. Its success story carries a hopeful message in these challenging times: that it is indeed possible to bring people together who are willing to invest their time, ideas, and effort to cooperate and create something meaningful that provides public goods for the benefit of all. In this spirit, we sincerely thank you for helping to make EPSS a success this year and wish you happy holidays and all the best for the year ahead. Warm wishes, your EPSS Council Sara Hobolt (LSE), President Simon Hix (EUI), President-Elect Kenneth Benoit (Singapore Management University) Catherine E. de Vries (Bocconi) Andy Eggers (University of Chicago) John Griffin (Georgetown University) Macartan Humphreys (WZB) Mark A. Kayser (Hertie School) Sven-Oliver Proksch (University of Cologne) Zeynep Somer-Topcu (University of Texas at Austin) Vera E. Troeger (University of Hamburg) Stefanie Walter (University of Zurich) -- https://epssnet.org/ Registered as: EPS Community Interest Corporation <https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16507662> admin@epssnet.org