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.

 

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

• Riga City Council is collecting statistical information about non-citizens working in schools
• Russian newspapers about the celebration of Tatyana Day
• Russian-speaking inhabitants of Estonia will receive compensation after successful state language examination

Telegraf has received information from a teacher in one of Rigas Russian-language schools that the Education Department of the Riga City Council is collecting information about the number of non-citizens or citizens of other countries working in the schools. This information was requested by Alexander Gilman, deputy of the Riga City Council, FHRUL. Mr Gilman explained that after the announcement made by the political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK that non-citizens should not be allowed to work as directors or teachers he wanted to find out how many persons will potentially lose their jobs. Telegraf, Vesti Segodnya, Chas

Russian newspapers inform about the celebration of the Tatyana Day – day of the Russian culture and education in Latvia. The organizers of the celebration activities --  Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-Language Schools (LASHOR) --  emphasized that their attitude towards integration is very serious and therefore they have invited all the Latvian schools to join the celebration as well.

Russian newspapers inform about the celebration of the Tatyana Day – day of the Russian culture and education in Latvia. The organizers of the celebration activities -- Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-Language Schools (LASHOR) -- emphasized that their attitude towards integration is very serious and therefore they have invited all the Latvian schools to join the celebration as well. Telegraf, Vecernaya Riga, Vesti segodnya, Chas

The Estonian government has adopted a decision that those Russian-speaking inhabitants of Estonia who have successfully passed the state language examination will receive compensation for language training expenses up to the maximum amount of approximately 250 USD. Half of the money will be provided from Phare funds and the other half from the state budget.

The Estonian government has adopted a decision that those Russian-speaking inhabitants of Estonia who have successfully passed the state language examination will receive compensation for language training expenses up to the maximum amount of approximately 250 USD. Half of the money will be provided from Phare funds and the other half from the state budget. Vesti segodnya, Chas