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

Yesterday with 60 votes for and 40 against the Saeima adopted the national budget of 1999. The Leader of the opposition party- the People’s Party - Andris Skele said that this budget will not promote the Latvia’s development, and the year of 1999 will be a difficult year.

Yesterday with 60 votes for and 40 against the Saeima adopted the national budget of 1999. The Leader of the opposition party- the Peoples Party - Andris Skele said that this budget will not promote the Latvias development, and the year of 1999 will be a difficult year. Diena

Last year on the 3rd of March more than thousand persons participated in the picket at the Riga City Council which later was interpreted by Russia as the violation of the human rights of the Russian speaking population. This week the Movement “Equality” asked the Riga City Council to allow to organise a picket on the 3rd of March in remembrance of the person who died from heart attach during the last year’s picket. Yesterday the Riga City Council issued such a permission.

Last year on the 3rd of March more than thousand persons participated in the picket at the Riga City Council which later was interpreted by Russia as the violation of the human rights of the Russian speaking population. This week the Movement Equality asked the Riga City Council to allow to organise a picket on the 3rd of March in remembrance of the person who died from heart attach during the last years picket. Yesterday the Riga City Council issued such a permission. Diena, B&B, Neatkariga

Discussing the spelling of the foreign names in the Latvian language, Mr.Veiko Spolitis, a PhD student of the International Relations, suggests to start using the original spelling of the names alongside with the Latvian spelling.

Discussing the spelling of the foreign names in the Latvian language, Mr.Veiko Spolitis, a PhD student of the International Relations, suggests to start using the original spelling of the names alongside with the Latvian spelling. Diena

Yesterday the official opening of the Baltic Defence College tool place in Tartu. The first students, including 8 students from Latvia, will begin the training in August.

Yesterday the official opening of the Baltic Defence College tool place in Tartu. The first students, including 8 students from Latvia, will begin the training in August. Diena

The CBSS Commissioner on Human Rights and National Minorities Ole Espersen will visit Latvia from the 2nd till the 4th of March.

The CBSS Commissioner on Human Rights and National Minorities Ole Espersen will visit Latvia from the 2nd till the 4th of March. Panorama Latvii

Panorama Latvii publishes the full text of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations of Submitting and Considering of Applications for the Recognition of the Child as the Citizens of Latvia.

Chaspublishes a story of Arina Shlachta who successfully passed the naturalisation exams and was granted the citizenship of Latvia. According to her, the attitude of the Naturalisation Board officials were polite and the exams were easy.

Chas publishes the informative material explaining the procedure of the naturalisation.

On 1 March the new Civil Procedural Law comes into force, according to which the documents to be submitted to the court will have to be in the state language or provided with the notarised translation. The SM journalist N. Sevidova argues that in such a way the judiciary becomes a more closed system which is less available for a considerable part of the population in Latvia.

On 1 March the new Civil Procedural Law comes into force, according to which the documents to be submitted to the court will have to be in the state language or provided with the notarised translation. The SM journalist N. Sevidova argues that in such a way the judiciary becomes a more closed system which is less available for a considerable part of the population in Latvia. SM