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.

• The Minister of Justice will not assess the conformity of Eizenija Aldermane with her post
• The Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration meets with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
• The Minister of Education will explore the situation of the state language in the higher education institutions

Yesterday the Saeima’s Citizenship Law Implementation Committee has decided not to ask the Minister of Justice Solvita Aboltina to assess the conformity of the head of the Naturalization Board Eizenija Aldermane with her post. According to Solvita Aboltina, she does not have any information that would approve Aldermane’s quilt of the negligence in the Naturalization Board.

Yesterday the Saeimas Citizenship Law Implementation Committee has decided not to ask the Minister of Justice Solvita Aboltina to assess the conformity of the head of the Naturalization Board Eizenija Aldermane with her post. According to Solvita Aboltina, she does not have any information that would approve Aldermanes quilt of the negligence in the Naturalization Board. Chas, Telegraf, Latvijas Avize

During the visit to the Netherlands, the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis has met with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus. Ainars Latkovskis has explained the situation with minority education reform, naturalization process and citizenship in Latvia.

During the visit to the Netherlands, the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis has met with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus. Ainars Latkovskis has explained the situation with minority education reform, naturalization process and citizenship in Latvia. Vesti Segodnya

Yesterday the Minister of Education Ina Druviete has participated at the meeting of with faction of Latvia’s Socialist Party where she spoke on the targets of the working group created to explore the situation of the state language in higher education institutions. According to Druviete, the target of the working group is to access the situation of the instruction’s language and to decide on the possible need for amendments of the Law on Higher Education Institutions. Ina Druviete has stated that she is going to start meetings with rectors of private higher education institutions to hear their point of view this week.

Yesterday the Minister of Education Ina Druviete has participated at the meeting of with faction of Latvias Socialist Party where she spoke on the targets of the working group created to explore the situation of the state language in higher education institutions. According to Druviete, the target of the working group is to access the situation of the instructions language and to decide on the possible need for amendments of the Law on Higher Education Institutions. Ina Druviete has stated that she is going to start meetings with rectors of private higher education institutions to hear their point of view this week. Vesti Segodnya