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.

LATVIAN MEDIA REVIEW

LATVIAN MEDIA REVIEW

Open Public Foundation “Dabas retumu kratuves” Head Guntis Enins voices his opinion about the language situation in Latvia. He believes that the language situation would be much better if the Latvians would not bother about Latvian language skills of the Russians but if Latvians, in particular, journalists, MPs and officials, would pay more attention to the way they speak Latvian and would speak correct Latvian.

Open Public Foundation Dabas retumu kratuves Head Guntis Enins voices his opinion about the language situation in Latvia. He believes that the language situation would be much better if the Latvians would not bother about Latvian language skills of the Russians but if Latvians, in particular, journalists, MPs and officials, would pay more attention to the way they speak Latvian and would speak correct Latvian. Diena

March has seen yet another slight increase in support for the New Era party, founded and led by Latvia's former central banker Einars Repse. Latvijas Fakti polls show that in the last two months New Era support has grown by 2.5 percent up to 19.8 percent. in second place is the left-wing For Human Rights in a United Latvia alliance with only half as much support as New Era. All parties in government have lost popularity and the People's Party has fallen the furthest to only 5.8 percent support. Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, parliament speaker Janis Straume and former central banker/New Era party leader Einars Repse still were the most popular politicians in Latvia in March, unchanged from February.

March has seen yet another slight increase in support for the New Era party, founded and led by Latvia's former central banker Einars Repse. Latvijas Fakti polls show that in the last two months New Era support has grown by 2.5 percent up to 19.8 percent. in second place is the left-wing For Human Rights in a United Latvia alliance with only half as much support as New Era. All parties in government have lost popularity and the People's Party has fallen the furthest to only 5.8 percent support. Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, parliament speaker Janis Straume and former central banker/New Era party leader Einars Repse still were the most popular politicians in Latvia in March, unchanged from February. Diena, Panorama Latvii, (Neatkariga 2 April).

Panorama Latvii

sums up amendments to the by-laws of the State Language Center adopted on 26 April and previously and concludes that it is not the recent amendments which cause great concern, but the general trend of expanding the authority of the State Language Center. the recent changes evoke concern insofar as the OSCE Mission has closed and Latvia is no longer subject to external monitoring. sums up amendments to the by-laws of the State Language Center adopted on 26 April and previously and concludes that it is not the recent amendments which cause great concern, but the general trend of expanding the authority of the State Language Center. the recent changes evoke concern insofar as the OSCE Mission has closed and Latvia is no longer subject to external monitoring.