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.

• Minister of Education and Science Tatjana Koke believes Latvia has a successful model of bilingual education that could be a good example to all Europe
• Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with Vice President of the World Congress of Russian Speaking Jewry Valeriy Engel
• Ethnic minorities festival United in Diversity will start on 28 November

The Minister of Education and Science Tatjana Koke believes that Latvia has a successful model of bilingual education and it could be a good example to all European countries. According to the data of the Ministry of Education and Science for the past school year, 73,54% of all Latvian students studied in Latvian language and 25,83% in Russian language. Among ethnic minorities in Russian language studied 96,77% Jews, 86,16% Ukrainians, 83,27% Russians, 77,09% Belorussians, 71,34% Polish, and 56,35% Germans. 70,48% Roma, 56,74% Lithuanians, and 52,84% Estonians studied in Latvian language.

The Minister of Education and Science Tatjana Koke believes that Latvia has a successful model of bilingual education and it could be a good example to all European countries. According to the data of the Ministry of Education and Science for the past school year, 73,54% of all Latvian students studied in Latvian language and 25,83% in Russian language. Among ethnic minorities in Russian language studied 96,77% Jews, 86,16% Ukrainians, 83,27% Russians, 77,09% Belorussians, 71,34% Polish, and 56,35% Germans. 70,48% Roma, 56,74% Lithuanians, and 52,84% Estonians studied in Latvian language. Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with Vice President of the World Congress of Russian Speaking Jewry Valeriy Engel. Mr Engel argues that Waffen SS was part of SS organisation condemned by the Nuremberg Tribunal and criticizes Latvia for justification of Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires. Mr. Engel also believes that it is wrong to equate Nazi regime and Stalins regime because Holocaust cannot be equated with anything else.

Chas reports that a cultural festival of ethnic minorities United in Diversity organised by the association of ethnic cultural NGOs will start on 28 November. The festival is held for the seventh year.