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.

• Approximately 250 people participated in the working meeting of the United Congresss of the Russian community in Latvia
• MP from Peoples Party Anta Rugate about the dual citizenship and state highest positions
• Interview with the mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs
• Telegraf writes about agreement on establishment of the European Unions Russian Party
• Reunion of the World Latvian Jewry

Approximately 250 people have participated in the working meeting of the United Congress’s of the Russian community in Latvia. The goals of the upcoming congress are to ensure cultural, social, political and economical interests of the Russian community. In order to attain these goals, several tasks have been formulated: to achieve the full-fledged participation of the Russian-speaking community in the state administration, to maintain and develop education in the Russian language, to resolve the situation of non-citizenship, to ensure status of the official language for the Russian language.

Approximately 250 people have participated in the working meeting of the United Congresss of the Russian community in Latvia. The goals of the upcoming congress are to ensure cultural, social, political and economical interests of the Russian community. In order to attain these goals, several tasks have been formulated: to achieve the full-fledged participation of the Russian-speaking community in the state administration, to maintain and develop education in the Russian language, to resolve the situation of non-citizenship, to ensure status of the official language for the Russian language. Vesti Segodnya, Chas

Diena features an article by the MP from the Peoples Party Anta Rugate about the draft law, which stipulates prohibition for the dual citizens to occupy highest positions in the state.

Vesti Segodnya features an interview with the mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs about the education reform implementation. He believes that individual approach to each school is important, and points to the fact that while the Ministry of Education and Science has mostly used purely administrative, commanding approach to the reforms implementation, many important aspects, like publishing of textbooks and methodological aids, and training of teachers, were neglected.

Telegraf writes about the agreement of the Russian minority representatives from the six European countries about establishment of the European Unions Russian Party.

Latvijas Avize writes about the Reunion of the World Latvian Jewry, which closes in Riga this week. Reunion is organised by the Latvian Jewish Community and the organisation Jewish Survivors of Latvia.