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.

• Vesti Segodnya reports about a complaint of its reader about incomplete translation of a paper with information in Latvian and Russian languages for patients coming for a certain diagnostic examination
• Latvijas Avize interviews the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics

Vesti Segodnya reports about a complaint of its reader about incomplete translation of a paper with information in Latvian and Russian languages for patients coming to a hospital for a certain diagnostic examination. The description in Russian language contains less information than in Latvian about such issues as what medications are or not allowed, what documents about previous examinations to take along, and etc.  According a representative of the hospital, this paper is not a supremely important document because all the important information the patient receives in communication with her/his treating doctor. But this information paper is rather a reminder. The paper also gets complemented by a new information in Latvian and then translated into Russian. In this case the paper in Russian was not translated yet. 

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics in an interview with Latvijas Avize considering on how loyal towards Latvian state Russian speaking residents could be integrated in the political system, says that first option is establishment of a European minded Russian party who would respect the basic values of the Constitution, state independence, membership in the NATO and the EU, and would not have an agreement with Putin’s party. The second option is engagement in the existing parties of those ethnic minorities for whom the main existing pro-Russian party in not acceptable. But for both options, the most important pre-condition is self-organisation of Russian residents, believes the Minister.