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.

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Meeting against education reformMeeting against education reform

Chas comments the attitude towards the Latvian language

Vesti Segodnya complains that issue of non-citizens was not discussed during the visit of Gunter Verheugen

Telegraf article about necessity to make amendments in law of radio and television

Telegraf interview with Roman Alyev, the Principal of Riga Classical gymnasium, about bilingual education

Latvian-language media reports on meeting against education reform taking place today. Russian-language newspapers invite people to participate at this meeting.

Latvian-language media reports on meeting against education reform taking place today. Russian-language newspapers invite people to participate at this meeting. Chas concludes that the reform is premature, because no teaching methodology has been developed nor teachers trained for the implementation. Lauku avize reports that Karlis Sadurskis, the Minister of Education and Science, yesterday informed MPs about accomplished tasks in the area of reform. According to the newspaper, MPs from Peoples Party are concerned about the possibility for minority schools to themselves choose the subjects to be taught in Latvian, which in their view could lead to only unimportant subjects being taught in the state language. Diena, Lauku Avize, Chas, Vechernaya Riga, Vesti Segodnya

Chas discusses reasons for a negative attitude towards learning Latvian, proposing that first and foremost there need to be stimuli for communication and dialogue between ethnic groups and then the need for Latvian language skills will become self-evident.

Chas discusses reasons for a negative attitude towards learning Latvian, proposing that first and foremost there need to be stimuli for communication and dialogue between ethnic groups and then the need for Latvian language skills will become self-evident.

Vesti Segodnya

complains that the issue of non-citizens was not discussed during the visit of Gunter Verheugen, the Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Commission. The newspaper also reports that next week Aivars Aksenoks, the Minister of Justice, should provide explanations to a parliamentary committee about budget cuts to the Naturalization Board. complains that the issue of non-citizens was not discussed during the visit of Gunter Verheugen, the Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Commission. The newspaper also reports that next week Aivars Aksenoks, the Minister of Justice, should provide explanations to a parliamentary committee about budget cuts to the Naturalization Board.

Telegraf

writes about the necessity to make amendments in the Law on Radio and Television. The law could be supplemented with a norm, which would make it mandatory for TV and radio stations of several areas (for example, Latgale, Daugavpils, Liepaja and Riga) to provide a specified number of programs in Latvian. writes about the necessity to make amendments in the Law on Radio and Television. The law could be supplemented with a norm, which would make it mandatory for TV and radio stations of several areas (for example, Latgale, Daugavpils, Liepaja and Riga) to provide a specified number of programs in Latvian.

Telegraf

features an interview with Roman Alyev, the Principal of Riga Classical gymnasium about bilingual education. features an interview with Roman Alyev, the Principal of Riga Classical gymnasium about bilingual education.