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 Report

Press Report

State Administration and Municipalities Commission proposed in the draft law on the status of municipal deputies include a norm that municipal deputies who have become members of a government after falling of this government may return to their previous posts. The Prime Minister A.Berzins liked this proposal that would allow him to become the Mayor of Riga once more if the Government falls.

State Administration and Municipalities Commission proposed in the draft law on the status of municipal deputies include a norm that municipal deputies who have become members of a government after falling of this government may return to their previous posts. The Prime Minister A.Berzins liked this proposal that would allow him to become the Mayor of Riga once more if the Government falls. Diena

The Saeima Finances and Budget Commission wants to start a discussion in the Parliament on establishing a commission on supervising public expenditures; the Commission would control how rationally state financing is used.

The Saeima Finances and Budget Commission wants to start a discussion in the Parliament on establishing a commission on supervising public expenditures; the Commission would control how rationally state financing is used. Neatkariga

During five years the Naturalisation Board Liepaja Office naturalised 1958 non-citizens. This number is not very impressive although the Office paid a lot of effort to increase it; e.g. the blue citizen’s passports are handed out in a solemn ceremony. Ninety applicants for citizenship could take free of charge language training to prepare for naturalisation. But they had to pay immediately 30 Ls for the naturalisation itself, it meant that not all people could take this training. The total number of applicants during these 5 years is 1983 and by the end of this year the number could increase for 250 – 300 people, but every next year could bring 750 new applications. The number of people who have lost Latvian citizenship during these 5 years is 199.

During five years the Naturalisation Board Liepaja Office naturalised 1958 non-citizens. This number is not very impressive although the Office paid a lot of effort to increase it; e.g. the blue citizens passports are handed out in a solemn ceremony. Ninety applicants for citizenship could take free of charge language training to prepare for naturalisation. But they had to pay immediately 30 Ls for the naturalisation itself, it meant that not all people could take this training. The total number of applicants during these 5 years is 1983 and by the end of this year the number could increase for 250 – 300 people, but every next year could bring 750 new applications. The number of people who have lost Latvian citizenship during these 5 years is 199. Panorama Latvii

The second conference of the Baltic Forum will take place on October 6 in St.Petersburg.

Panorama Latvii interviewed one of the initiators of this Forum political scientist N.Neilands. He told that this time the main topic would be not politics but economics. The conference will last only one day.