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.

• National and regional electronic mass media will have to broadcast at least 65% of their programmes in state language
• Court: Riga City Council did not have sufficient justification to ban the event devoted to the entry of Nazi troops to Riga held on 1 July
• Chas reports about sale of an anti-Semitic book in one of the Latvian book shops

Yesterday, the Saeima supported the new version of the Law to Electronic Mass Media, which envisages that national and regional electronic mass media should broadcast at least 65% of its programmes in state language. At least 51% of programmes during the week should be made in Europe and 40% of those should be in Latvian language. The MPs did not support a proposal to determine that audio-visual programmes made in Europe should be broadcasted in the prime time (from 6.pm – 11.pm).

Yesterday, the Saeima supported the new version of the Law to Electronic Mass Media, which envisages that national and regional electronic mass media should broadcast at least 65% of its programmes in state language. At least 51% of programmes during the week should be made in Europe and 40% of those should be in Latvian language. The MPs did not support a proposal to determine that audio-visual programmes made in Europe should be broadcasted in the prime time (from 6.pm – 11.pm). Latvijas Avize

The Administrative Court of Riga District decreed that the Riga City Council did not have sufficient justification to ban the event devoted to the entry of Nazi troops to Riga held on 1 July. According to the Court, organisers of the action wanted to honour the memory of Latvian patriots but the City Council had only suspicions that they wanted to glorify Nazism or incite ethnic hatred. The Court said that the event cannot be banned on the basis of suspicions alone.

The Administrative Court of Riga District decreed that the Riga City Council did not have sufficient justification to ban the event devoted to the entry of Nazi troops to Riga held on 1 July. According to the Court, organisers of the action wanted to honour the memory of Latvian patriots but the City Council had only suspicions that they wanted to glorify Nazism or incite ethnic hatred. The Court said that the event cannot be banned on the basis of suspicions alone. Vesti Segodnya

Chas reports about sale of an anti-Semitic book in one of the Latvian book shops. Representatives of the book shop stated that they do not check content of books but if the book contains illegal information it will be removed from sale.