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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Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Birkavs considers that the reaction of Russia is not adequate to the changes that have taken place in Latvia, as well as to the positive evaluation of Latvian development.. He thinks there is a need for a concrete action from Russia - to start the activities of the intergovernmental commission, sign agreements, annull sanctions, not just words stating some improvement in the bilateral relations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also added that Latvia cound not accept reproaches on violating international standards, because the opinion of Russia did not correspond with the opinion of OSCE experts and foreign officials.

Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Birkavs considers that the reaction of Russia is not adequate to the changes that have taken place in Latvia, as well as to the positive evaluation of Latvian development.. He thinks there is a need for a concrete action from Russia - to start the activities of the intergovernmental commission, sign agreements, annull sanctions, not just words stating some improvement in the bilateral relations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also added that Latvia cound not accept reproaches on violating international standards, because the opinion of Russia did not correspond with the opinion of OSCE experts and foreign officials. Neatkariga, SM

Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs A.Linda pointed out that Russia should sign the border agreements with Latvia and Estonia as soon as possible. At the same time Russian National Council should ratify the border agreement with Lithuania that had already been signed.

Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs A.Linda pointed out that Russia should sign the border agreements with Latvia and Estonia as soon as possible. At the same time Russian National Council should ratify the border agreement with Lithuania that had already been signed. Neatkariga

A good will of politicians and a favourable psychological climate in the society is necessary for a successful process of public integration. This idea was voiced at the meeting of the Consultative Council on Nationalities (CCN) while analysing the concept of integration. The State President and CCN members started on Wednesday and planned to continue for the whole half a year to discuss the concept

A good will of politicians and a favourable psychological climate in the society is necessary for a successful process of public integration. This idea was voiced at the meeting of the Consultative Council on Nationalities (CCN) while analysing the concept of integration. The State President and CCN members started on Wednesday and planned to continue for the whole half a year to discuss the concept Public integration in Latvia elaborated by a group of experts. Diena

The coalition of ruling partied did not punish the

The coalition of ruling partied did not punish the Union of Latvian Social Democrats for their organised re-election of the Saeima Commission on Social and Labour Affairs contrary to their former warning. But, as the Chairman of the ULSD Saeima faction E.Baldzens informed, the ULSD did not intend to step back from their principal issues. Diena

The newspaper

The newspaper SM writes about a strange situation in Jelgava - for more that a year 470 non-citizens have not arrived to collect their non-citizen passports. Citizens are not much more active - at the local DCMA office there are 300 non collected citizen passports. Four thousand Jelgava non-citizens do not submit documents for receiving a non-citizen passport at all. The only activity the local DCMA officials take to improve the situation is to put out in public the lists of these back sheep let everybody knows them.