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.

• FHRUL again proposes to grant non-citizens rights to vote in the EP elections
• Chas reports about new methodic materials on development and cultural education of students in Russian language schools
• Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with a candidate to the European Parliament from Latvia Alfreds Rubiks
• NGO Peoples Friendship Society starts to reveal concrete cases of manifestation of friendliness and unfriendliness between representatives of various ethnicities in Latvia

Saeima’s faction For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) again elaborated draft amendments to the Law on the European Parliament’s elections proposing to grant non-citizens rights to vote in the elections. The FHRUL proposes to review the draft amendments immediately and to set the date when the amendments come into force 7 June – the next day after the EP elections.

Saeimas faction For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) again elaborated draft amendments to the Law on the European Parliaments elections proposing to grant non-citizens rights to vote in the elections. The FHRUL proposes to review the draft amendments immediately and to set the date when the amendments come into force 7 June – the next day after the EP elections. Chas

Chas reports about new methodic materials on development and cultural education of students Russian School in Latvia in XXI century. According to the editors of the materials, it provides new approach to organization of study and education process in Russian language schools and strives to cover Russian culture throughout the whole education system. The materials will be handed to all Russian language schools in Latvia and pedagogic faculties of higher education establishments.

Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with a candidate to the European Parliament from Latvia, leader of Latvian Socialistic Party and the only political ex-prisoner in independent Latvia Alfreds Rubiks. Mr. Rubiks is prohibited to stand in parliamentary and municipal elections in Latvia due to his political past. According to Mr. Rubiks, the European Union should pay more attention on situation with non-citizens in Latvia. Mr. Rubiks believes that non-citizens should be recognized as citizens automatically or at least should be recognized as citizens of the EU without specific national citizenship.

Vesti Segodnya reports about an NGO Peoples Friendship Society which started to reveal concrete cases of manifestation of friendliness and unfriendliness between representatives of various ethnicities in Latvia. The first activity of the NGO is to reveal goods made in Latvia which are marked or not marked in Russian language. The NGO will make public list of goods friendly and unfriendly towards Russian speaking costumers calling to boycott goods without Russian language labeling.