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.

• Illegal under age migrants will probably be granted the right to education in Latvia
• MP Igors Pimenovs proposes to cancel obligatory state language proportion 40/60 in secondary schools
• Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis will not bring apologies for mentioning only ethnic Latvian people during his speech on the occasion of the Independence Day
• Book Latvian Jews and Soviet Power 1928-1953 published

Yesterday, the Saeima’s Education, Culture and Science Committee supported amendment proposal to the Education Law envisaging to grant the right to education in the country to those persons without citizenship, refugees, persons with alternative status and under age residents of non-EU countries who do not have legal right to stay in Latvia. The draft amendments stipulate that “illegals” have right to study in Latvia while they await for decision on deportation.

Yesterday, the Saeimas Education, Culture and Science Committee supported amendment proposal to the Education Law envisaging to grant the right to education in the country to those persons without citizenship, refugees, persons with alternative status and under age residents of non-EU countries who do not have legal right to stay in Latvia. The draft amendments stipulate that illegals have right to study in Latvia while they await for decision on deportation. Vesti Segodnya

The MP Igors Pimenovs (the Concord Centre) and activist of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian Language of Instruction proposes to cancel obligatory state language proportion 40/60 in secondary schools. The MP considers that the proposal corresponds to recommendations of experts and international norms including the Framework Convention for Protection of National Minorities. The proposal to the Education law will be reviewed by the Education, Culture and Science Committee.

The MP Igors Pimenovs (the Concord Centre) and activist of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian Language of Instruction proposes to cancel obligatory state language proportion 40/60 in secondary schools. The MP considers that the proposal corresponds to recommendations of experts and international norms including the Framework Convention for Protection of National Minorities. The proposal to the Education law will be reviewed by the Education, Culture and Science Committee. Vesti Segodnya

The Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis will not bring apologies for mentioning only “ethnic Latvian people” during his speech on the occasion of the Independence Day of Latvia on 18 November.  Reproach for such statement was made by the MP Janis Urbanovics who considered that such statement excludes ethnic non-Latvians.  Mr. Dombrovskis replying to the reproach stated that ethnic Latvians are primary nation of the country and ethnic non-Latvians who fill their belonging to the state will never be offended by mentioning of ethnic Latvians in the ceremonial speech.

The Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis will not bring apologies for mentioning only ethnic Latvian people during his speech on the occasion of the Independence Day of Latvia on 18 November. Reproach for such statement was made by the MP Janis Urbanovics who considered that such statement excludes ethnic non-Latvians. Mr. Dombrovskis replying to the reproach stated that ethnic Latvians are primary nation of the country and ethnic non-Latvians who fill their belonging to the state will never be offended by mentioning of ethnic Latvians in the ceremonial speech. Latvijas Avize

NRA reports about a new book Latvian Jews and Soviet Power 1928-1953 edited by the Centre of Yudaika of the University of Latvia.