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.

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According to Latvian Minister of Finances R.Zile, the leaders of International Monetary Fund and World Bank expressed their understanding of the processes taking place in Latvia and regret that Russia was imposing economic sanctions on Latvia at their meeting with this Latvian official.

According to Latvian Minister of Finances R.Zile, the leaders of International Monetary Fund and World Bank expressed their understanding of the processes taking place in Latvia and regret that Russia was imposing economic sanctions on Latvia at their meeting with this Latvian official. Diena

Party

Party Latvijas Cels in its conference on Saturday took a decision to demand G.Krasts to ask for a vote of confidence for himself as a Prime Minister at the next Saeima meeting and rejected a proposal to express clear and undoubted support. It is possible that LC would ask for this vote if G.Krasts does not do it himself. But the faction will not force all its members to support the government, and some deputies have already said that they would not support the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister’s Press Secretary R.Melniks told

Prime Ministers Press Secretary R.Melniks told Diena that Krasts had already asked once for a vote of confidence, and LC and DPS people achieved that it did not take place, and there was no need unless some of the coalition members did not want to overthrow the government.

LC did not want to overthrow the government and loose Tevzemei un Brivibai/LNNK as a co-operation partner, stressed the conference deputies. But taking such a decision LC indicated that it doubted Krastss possibility to ensure support of the majority after the withdrawal of Saimnieks. Diena, Neatkariga, Chas, SM,

The new

The new Peoples Party led by former Prime Minister A.Skele has published its Manifest. The motto of it is to ensure that within eight years two working parents could raise and educate three children. Diena, Neatkariga