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.

• Ombudsmans Office will not be closed
• UKs Foreign Secretary David Milliband criticized British conservative politicians for their co-operation with Latvian party which supports Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires

Diena reports that the government decided not to liquidate the Ombudsmans Office. As reported, the government discussed the possibility to close to the Ombudsmans Office due to economic crisis in the country. The government decided to cut the present budget of the Office (LVL 1,000,000 or EUR 1,422,871) per year by LVL 200,000 (EUR 284,574).

Newspapers report that the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Milliband criticized some British conservative politicians for their co-operation with Latvian political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM because the latter supports Latvian

Newspapers report that the UKs Foreign Secretary David Milliband criticized some British conservative politicians for their co-operation with Latvian political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM because the latter supports Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires. In response, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that such statements are inappropriate for Latvia. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf