Integration monitor
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.
Aug. 30, 2003
Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies
- New political party will join the political coalition For Human Rights in United Latvia
- Peoples Solidarity party is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Science
- Minister for Population and Ethnic Affairs of Estonia visits Riga
New political party Free Choice in Peoples Europe (Brîva izvçle tautu Eiropâ, Latvian acronym BITE) was created in order to maintain the political coalition For Human Rights in United Latvia, which was not able to continue its activities consisting of only one political party Solidarity. The chairman of the FHRUL renewed Saeimas faction will be Yakov Pliner. Vesti Segodnya, Diena, Chas, Lauku Avize
Janis Urbanovich, the Vice-chairman of the People’s Solidarity party informed that the Party is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Science regarding the education reform and provide their recommendations.Janis Urbanovich, the Vice-chairman of the Peoples Solidarity party informed that the Party is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Science regarding the education reform and provide their recommendations. Vesti Segodnya, Chas
Lauku Avize prints an article about the visit to Riga of the Minister for Population and Ethnic Affairs of Estonia, Mr. Paul-Erik Rummo. The Minister informed that language issues are not topical in Estonia as majority of the population has a good knowledge of Estonian.