Integration monitor

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.

Sept. 9, 2010

  • New publication How integrated is Latvian society
  • State Language Centre might punish a supermarket for posters which do not comply with the State Language Law
Newspapers report about presentation of a new publication “How integrated is Latvian society”. The book is edited by Latvian social and political scientists. According the book’s editor, political scientist and first minister of integration Nils Muiznieks, there is progress in integration field regarding education and state language proficiency but situation became worse in labour market and social sphere. Mr. Muiznieks also believes that there is no integration policy in Latvia because there is no political demand for it. Other author of the book academician Mihails Hazans considers that Latvian society should be conditionally viewed as a new three-level model – two ethnically-linguistic groups and one combined integration group. Mr. Hazans believes that such model of a new nation will be well seen in 10 years. 

Newspapers report about presentation of a new publication How integrated is Latvian society. The book is edited by Latvian social and political scientists. According the books editor, political scientist and first minister of integration Nils Muiznieks, there is progress in integration field regarding education and state language proficiency but situation became worse in labour market and social sphere. Mr. Muiznieks also believes that there is no integration policy in Latvia because there is no political demand for it. Other author of the book academician Mihails Hazans considers that Latvian society should be conditionally viewed as a new three-level model – two ethnically-linguistic groups and one combined integration group. Mr. Hazans believes that such model of a new nation will be well seen in 10 years. Telegraf, Latvijas Avize

Telegraf reports that the State Language Centre might punish a supermarket Stockmann for posters which do not comply with the State Language Law. Text on the posters is in English and Latvian but English text is written in bigger letters than Latvian.

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