Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

Press Report

Press Report

World Bank Regional Director, leaving his post after 8 years, sees the presence of Russian speakers in Latvia as a potential for development of Latvia in the future, turning it from an ethnic burden into an economic priority. It would allow to adjust Western services, based on modern technologies, for consumer needs in Russia and other CIS states.

World Bank Regional Director, leaving his post after 8 years, sees the presence of Russian speakers in Latvia as a potential for development of Latvia in the future, turning it from an ethnic burden into an economic priority. It would allow to adjust Western services, based on modern technologies, for consumer needs in Russia and other CIS states. Diena

PACE Supervision Committee has decided to propose to stop the supervisions, proposed by Russia, whether Latvia was adequately implementing all EU member states’ duties and obligations concerning human rights. In the report the Supervision Committee stated that they had gathered enough confirmation about the progress made by Latvian authorities and intention to ratify the Framework Convention on National minorities and Social Chart of Europe but still proposed to increase the tempo of naturalisation.

PACE Supervision Committee has decided to propose to stop the supervisions, proposed by Russia, whether Latvia was adequately implementing all EU member states duties and obligations concerning human rights. In the report the Supervision Committee stated that they had gathered enough confirmation about the progress made by Latvian authorities and intention to ratify the Framework Convention on National minorities and Social Chart of Europe but still proposed to increase the tempo of naturalisation. Diena, Neatkariga

The left wing union For Human Rights in United Latvia faces problems in drafting their list of candidates for the Riga City Council although the three united parties have nominated their candidates but they have to agree on their sequence in this list.

The left wing union For Human Rights in United Latvia faces problems in drafting their list of candidates for the Riga City Council although the three united parties have nominated their candidates but they have to agree on their sequence in this list. Diena

According to the data of the Central Board of Statistics in the third quarter of 2000, comparing to the same quarter in 1999, the GDP of Latvia has increased for 5.9%. This was the biggest increase after the Russian crisis.

According to the data of the Central Board of Statistics in the third quarter of 2000, comparing to the same quarter in 1999, the GDP of Latvia has increased for 5.9%. This was the biggest increase after the Russian crisis. Neatkariga, Jauna Avize, Respublika

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The newspaper Rigas Balss tells its readers that Latvian President V.Vike-Freiberga and her husband are busy studying the Russian language. The President pays a lot of effort to master it.

The Russian speaking newspapers of Latvia write about the visit of the Saeima delegation to Moscow. During their meeting with the Head of the National Council’s Committee on CIS and Compatriots Affairs B.Pastuhov, they spent half an hour describing Latvian achievements in the integration process. It turned out that Russian speakers in Latvia gladly sent their children to Latvian schools. Some deputies even did not know any case when national minority representatives were dissatisfied with some decisions of Latvian authorities. But the Committee members did not take it for granted and asked many unpleasant questions about the education system, the state language, firing of Russian teachers for not knowing the Latvian language on the highest level.

The Russian speaking newspapers of Latvia write about the visit of the Saeima delegation to Moscow. During their meeting with the Head of the National Councils Committee on CIS and Compatriots Affairs B.Pastuhov, they spent half an hour describing Latvian achievements in the integration process. It turned out that Russian speakers in Latvia gladly sent their children to Latvian schools. Some deputies even did not know any case when national minority representatives were dissatisfied with some decisions of Latvian authorities. But the Committee members did not take it for granted and asked many unpleasant questions about the education system, the state language, firing of Russian teachers for not knowing the Latvian language on the highest level. Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Panorama Latvii