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.

• State Language Centre asked to deprive the mandate of the Balvi local government’s deputy for insufficient state language proficiency

The State Language Centre (SLC) sent an appeal to the Collegium of Criminal Cases of the Latgale Regional Courtasking to deprive the deputy of the Balvi local government Ivans Baranovs (the Concord) of his mandate for insufficient state language proficiency. Mr Baranovs commented the case stating that the SLC found that his Latvian language proficiency did not match the highest level in November 2013. Since that time, Mr Baranovs tried to improve his language skills. He recognized that during the last couple of years he was studying for diploma at the Academyof Public Administrationin Pskov(neighbouring region in Russia). Vesti Segodnya