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.

Press Review

Press Review

Official representative of Russian MFA V.Rahmanin announced that there were no improvements in the “humanitarian situation” in Latvia. Russia is not satisfied with the postponement of adopting the amendments to the Law on Citizenship for the third reading and it considers that Latvia has also not fulfilled other recommendations of international and human rights organisations.

Official representative of Russian MFA V.Rahmanin announced that there were no improvements in the humanitarian situation in Latvia. Russia is not satisfied with the postponement of adopting the amendments to the Law on Citizenship for the third reading and it considers that Latvia has also not fulfilled other recommendations of international and human rights organisations. Neatkariga

NATO Secretary General H.Solana, concluding his brief visit to Latvia, expressed hope that the Saeima would adopt the amendment to the Law on Citizenship. He said that Latvian representatives informed him about discussions of these amendments at the Saeima.

NATO Secretary General H.Solana, concluding his brief visit to Latvia, expressed hope that the Saeima would adopt the amendment to the Law on Citizenship. He said that Latvian representatives informed him about discussions of these amendments at the Saeima. Neatkariga, Diena, Jauna Avize, Rita Zinas, SM, Chas, Panorama Latvii

About one hundred Russian teachers plan to participate in a rally at the building of the Ministry of Education and Science answering to the appeal of two Riga City Council deputies to protest against two years old decree of the Minister of Education that starting from September 1, 1998 have to know the Latvian language on the highest level.

About one hundred Russian teachers plan to participate in a rally at the building of the Ministry of Education and Science answering to the appeal of two Riga City Council deputies to protest against two years old decree of the Minister of Education that starting from September 1, 1998 have to know the Latvian language on the highest level. Neatkariga, SM,

Adviser to the State President composer R.Pauls informed on the agreement between him and the State President Chancellery that from July 6 he would resign from this post. Major reason for this decision was Pauls’s chairmanship in the New Popular Party. He thinks that President’s Chancellery should be politically neutral.

Adviser to the State President composer R.Pauls informed on the agreement between him and the State President Chancellery that from July 6 he would resign from this post. Major reason for this decision was Paulss chairmanship in the New Popular Party. He thinks that Presidents Chancellery should be politically neutral. Neatkariga, Diena, Bizness & Baltiya

PACE experts expressed their embitterment about Latvia not keeping its promise to annul the capital punishment and criticised too difficult, as they find them, demands for Naturalisation exams and the window mechanism. At the same time they hoped that in their report due to the end of this year they would be able to state that Latvia fulfilled its obligations.

Diena, Jauna Avize, Rita Zinas, Bizness & Baltiya

Panorama Latvii

writes about a meeting of writes about a meeting of Socialist Party of Latvia Socialist Party of Latvia deputies with PACE experts where they informed the guests about problems with non-citizen violate passport and language, i.e. training language at minority schools. The experts described the violate passport as a legal and juridical nonsense. Concerning the language problem, PACE experts expressed their concern about the situation and promised to inform the competent EU organisations. deputies with PACE experts where they informed the guests about problems with non-citizen violate passport and language, i.e. training language at minority schools. The experts described the violate passport as a legal and juridical nonsense. Concerning the language problem, PACE experts expressed their concern about the situation and promised to inform the competent EU organisations.

Yesterday there was a regular meeting of the State President G.Ulmanis and Prime Minister G.Krasts. They discussed possibility of adoption of the Law on Citizenship on June 22. The State President anticipated that the Saeima would adopt amendment corresponding to the OSCE recommendations. In his turn, G.Krasts thought that his contradictions with

Tevzemei un Brivibai/LNNK in the issue of citizenship was a normal thing when it concerned interests of wide layers of society. He was more concerned about amendments to the state budget. Rigas Balss

State President G.Ulmanis appealed Russia to start a dialogue on the problem of insuring the rights of Russian speaking population of Latvia. In his interview to the newspaper Asahi he characterised Russian reaction as unacceptable when it informed Latvia on the possibility to impose economic sanctions against Latvia. Commenting on this position, G.Ulmanis said that Russia, facing severe internal problems, tries to diverse public attention to the incident in Riga. Panorama Latvii