How will electricity prices for households be included in the Consumer Price Index from January 2023? Due to the entry into force of the act on special solutions for the protection of electricity consumers in 2023 and the implementation of the measures under the so-called Solidarity Shield, from 1 January 2023, energy prices will be frozen at the 2022 level for households whose electricity consumption does not exceed the assumed limits or if the household is entitled to use the increased limits.

On August 13-18, the 31st International Cartographic Conference took place in Cape Town. The event is organised by the South African National Committee of ICA. During the conference, the International Cartographic Exhibition took place, where the Geostatistics Portal won first place in the digital products category.

In these difficult days, the attention of all of us is focused on the areas of the country affected by the flood. We stand in solidarity with those affected and support all those fighting against the elements.

On 1 July this year, Poland began its year-long Presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4). During the Polish Presidency, cooperation between Statistics Poland and the National Statistical Institutes of the V4 countries will continue. In this respect, a meeting of the Presidents of the National Statistical Institutes of the V4 countries was held in Szczecin on 18 September. The aim of the meeting was to discuss key issues requiring deeper cooperation within the V4 and to sign Annex VII to the Memorandum on cooperation in statistics.

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