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

Germany's Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping expressed indirect support to the Baltic NATO bid, adding that all three Baltic states should become members of the alliance at the same time, while meeting Latvia's parliament speaker in Riga. In his meeting with the Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister I.Berzins, he discussed social integration issues and Scharping praised Latvia for positive integration processes.

Germany's Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping expressed indirect support to the Baltic NATO bid, adding that all three Baltic states should become members of the alliance at the same time, while meeting Latvia's parliament speaker in Riga. In his meeting with the Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister I.Berzins, he discussed social integration issues and Scharping praised Latvia for positive integration processes. Diena, Neatkariga, Chas, LETA

Thursday the Latvian parliament passed in the first reading the asylum bill which would ensure compliance with the European Union (EU) requirements and universal human rights as regards asylum-seekers.

Thursday the Latvian parliament passed in the first reading the asylum bill which would ensure compliance with the European Union (EU) requirements and universal human rights as regards asylum-seekers. Latvijas Vestnesis

The U.S. Senate approved Brian Carlson the new U.S. Ambassador to Latvia on October 30 and the ambassador is expected to arrive to Latvia after 20 November.

The U.S. Senate approved Brian Carlson the new U.S. Ambassador to Latvia on October 30 and the ambassador is expected to arrive to Latvia after 20 November. Diena, Neatkariga, LETA

Vesti Segodnja

is crossed that the Latvian Government does not ban the publishing of the nationalistic newspaper is crossed that the Latvian Government does not ban the publishing of the nationalistic newspaper Latvietis LatvijaLatvietis Latvija (The Latvian in Latvia)(The Latvian in Latvia) and also re-publishes some pieces of the articles published in and also re-publishes some pieces of the articles published in Latvietis LatvijaLatvietis Latvija, which are clearly anti-Russian. , which are clearly anti-Russian. Today the conference “Perspectives of National Minority Education in Latvia” is launched in Daugavpils. Many high officials, representatives of the international community as well as local representatives will mainly discuss the problems which students and teachers of minority education will face in 2004.

Today the conference Perspectives of National Minority Education in Latvia is launched in Daugavpils. Many high officials, representatives of the international community as well as local representatives will mainly discuss the problems which students and teachers of minority education will face in 2004. Panorama Latvii