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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of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

• Parties will not ask the resignation of the Prime Minister Einars Repse
• Working group for implementation of the National Programme The Integration of Society in Latvia established
• Left-wing politicians require the amendments to the Education Law
• Amendments to law On the Status of Former Citizens of the USSR Who are Not Citizens of Latvia or Any Other State approved by the government
• The visit of experts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee
• First Vice Speaker of Russias State Council: NATO should pay more attention to the rights of Russian speaking people in Latvia
• About the reasons of deprivation of Latvian citizenship
• Tatjana Poloskova, expert of the delegation from Russia visiting Latvia this month, about education reform
• Planned meetings of the Headquarters for the Defense of Russian Schools in Strasburg

All political parties in Saeima have decided do not ask the resignation of Prime Minister for the present.

All political parties in Saeima have decided do not ask the resignation of Prime Minister for the present. Diena, Lauku Avize, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Rigas Balss, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Vechernaya Riga

A work group for implementation of the National Programme “The Integration of Society in Latvia” has been established on the basis of the decree of Einars Repse, the Prime Minister of Latvia. The work group will develop a report about the system of implementation, supervision and assessment of the Programme.

A work group for implementation of the National Programme The Integration of Society in Latvia has been established on the basis of the decree of Einars Repse, the Prime Minister of Latvia. The work group will develop a report about the system of implementation, supervision and assessment of the Programme. Lauku Avize

The party “For Human Rights in the United Latvia” has submitted its amendments to the Education Law for the second reading. The party stresses that minority schools will benefit from the law only if they have the right to choose language of instruction themselves and if the Ministry of Education and Science establish a department of minority education.

The party For Human Rights in the United Latvia has submitted its amendments to the Education Law for the second reading. The party stresses that minority schools will benefit from the law only if they have the right to choose language of instruction themselves and if the Ministry of Education and Science establish a department of minority education. Diena, Chas

The Cabinet of Ministers has accepted the amendments to the law “On the Status of Former Citizens of the USSR Who are Not Citizens of Latvia or Any Other State”. According to the amendments, non-citizens who become the residents of other states and get a travelling card there should refuse from the status of a non-citizen of Latvia.

The Cabinet of Ministers has accepted the amendments to the law On the Status of Former Citizens of the USSR Who are Not Citizens of Latvia or Any Other State. According to the amendments, non-citizens who become the residents of other states and get a travelling card there should refuse from the status of a non-citizen of Latvia. Chas

The newspapersfeature articles about the visit of experts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee to Latvia. According to Simon Lunn, the Secretary General of the NATO PA, experts will prepare a report about the visit, but the delegation does not plan to give any recommendations to the government of Latvia. He also stresses that it is not the duty of Latvia to fund minority schools from the state budget. Russian language newspapers feature critical opinions of NATO experts from Russia about this visit.

The newspapersfeature articles about the visit of experts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee to Latvia. According to Simon Lunn, the Secretary General of the NATO PA, experts will prepare a report about the visit, but the delegation does not plan to give any recommendations to the government of Latvia. He also stresses that it is not the duty of Latvia to fund minority schools from the state budget. Russian language newspapers feature critical opinions of NATO experts from Russia about this visit. Lauku Avize, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

The First Vice Speaker of Russia’s State Council Lyubov Sliska during her meeting with representatives of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has pointed to the fact that 500, 000 non-citizens of Latvia had no opportunity to vote on the referendum about Latvia’s accession to the EU. According to Lyubov Sliska, in the context of Latvia’s accession to NATO, this organization should pay more attention to observing of the rights of Russian speaking people in the field of education, language policy, and social integration.

The First Vice Speaker of Russias State Council Lyubov Sliska during her meeting with representatives of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has pointed to the fact that 500, 000 non-citizens of Latvia had no opportunity to vote on the referendum about Latvias accession to the EU. According to Lyubov Sliska, in the context of Latvias accession to NATO, this organization should pay more attention to observing of the rights of Russian speaking people in the field of education, language policy, and social integration. Lauku Avize, Chas, Vechernaya Riga

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According to Rigas Balss, double-citizenship and getting Latvian citizenship providing false information are the main reasons of deprivation of Latvian citizenship.

Lauku Avize features a letter of Tatjana Poloskova, an expert of the Russia delegation visiting Latvia this month and discussing the education reform of Latvia. According to her, Moscow wants to help Latvia in realizing education reform offering advises of experts. She stresses that all experts of the delegation believe that Russians should naturalize and learn Latvian language while maintaining their Russian identity.

Lauku Avize features an article about the visit of representatives of the Headquarters for the Defense of Russian Schools to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The Headquarters are planning meetings with diplomats, deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly, representatives of the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the Committee onLegal Affairs and Human Rights.