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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Next Tuesday the government and the EU Delegation to Latvia have to reach final agreement on an institution which will be responsible for implementation of Phare national project Civic Society Development Programme Access 2000. Latvia wanted to assign this function to the Integration Foundation, but the delegation did not agree.

Next Tuesday the government and the EU Delegation to Latvia have to reach final agreement on an institution which will be responsible for implementation of Phare national project Civic Society Development Programme Access 2000. Latvia wanted to assign this function to the Integration Foundation, but the delegation did not agree. Diena

Press reports on the first day of the Baltic Forum.

Press reports on the first day of the Baltic Forum.

Lauku Avize

talks to president of the foundation Politika Vyacheslav Tihonov and professor of the Foreign Affairs Institute of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Sergey Shahray. Tihonov states that relations between the USA and Russia have no impact on Latvian-Russian relations and the key problem is that neither Russia nor Latvia truly wants to build serious relations between the countries. Shahray says that former relations between Latvia and Russia were full of emotions and ideology and believes that the stress in these relations should be placed on co-operation in the economy. talks to president of the foundation “Politika” Vyacheslav Tihonov and professor of the Foreign Affairs Institute of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Sergey Shahray. Tihonov states that relations between the USA and Russia have no impact on Latvian-Russian relations and “the key problem is that neither Russia nor Latvia truly wants to build serious relations between the countries.” Shahray says that former relations between Latvia and Russia were full of emotions and ideology and believes that the stress in these relations should be placed on co-operation in the economy.

Vesti Segodnja

stresses that the Latvian government has once again ignored the forum and quotes Dmitry Simes, president of the Nixon Foundation, that neither the USA nor Europe wants to see Baltic countries as a buffer zone between Russia and the USA It is crucially important for the USA that Latvia improves its relations with Russia. According to Simes, Latvia has to observe all rights of national minorities to achieve this goal. Other high officials from the Russian Federation also stressed that Latvia has to improve the situation of non-citizens and Russian-speakers. stresses that the Latvian government has once again ignored the forum and quotes Dmitry Simes, president of the Nixon Foundation, that “neither the USA nor Europe wants to see Baltic countries as a buffer zone between Russia and the USA It is crucially important for the USA that Latvia improves its relations with Russia.” According to Simes, Latvia has to observe all rights of national minorities to achieve this goal. Other high officials from the Russian Federation also stressed that Latvia has to improve the situation of non-citizens and Russian-speakers.

Vesti Segodnja

writes about the court proceedings on the case of Russian language teacher Valentina Demidova. Demidova was fired after a state language inspector examined her state language skills and established that her Latvian proficiency was insufficient, although Valentina Demidova had a state language certificate proving her Latvian language proficiency. writes about the court proceedings on the case of Russian language teacher Valentina Demidova. Demidova was fired after a state language inspector examined her state language skills and established that her Latvian proficiency was insufficient, although Valentina Demidova had a state language certificate proving her Latvian language proficiency.

Lauku Avize

reports that another NGO The Movement of Latvian Non-citizens for Human Rights has launched its activities in Latvia. The key goals of the movement is to grant the Russian language the status of the second state language and provide Russians the rights to have dual – Latvian and Russian – citizenship. reports that another NGO “The Movement of Latvian Non-citizens for Human Rights” has launched its activities in Latvia. The key goals of the movement is to grant the Russian language the status of the second state language and provide Russians the rights to have dual – Latvian and Russian – citizenship.

Panorama Latvii

continues to report on the activities of Dutch organisation Stichting Integratie 2000 which has called Latvian non-citizens to fill in a special form which states that Russians are discriminated in Latvia. The newspaper writes that the organisation has received the first applications from Latvia. continues to report on the activities of Dutch organisation “Stichting Integratie 2000” which has called Latvian non-citizens to fill in a special form which states that Russians are discriminated in Latvia. The newspaper writes that the organisation has received the first applications from Latvia. On Friday night a bomb explosion occurred at the building on Burtnieku street. The building houses several state institutions, including the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. The representative of the DCMA believes that the explosion has no relation with the DCMA as it has not received any threat letters or warnings before the explosion.

On Friday night a bomb explosion occurred at the building on Burtnieku street. The building houses several state institutions, including the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. The representative of the DCMA believes that the explosion has no relation with the DCMA as it has not received any threat letters or warnings before the explosion. Diena, Vesti Segodnja, Chas, Panorama Latvii