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.

• Commemoration meeting of Holocaust victims
• Latvia could receive more than EUR 100,000 from the European Fund for Refugee
• Russia Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Eleonor Mitrophanov calls the European Union to intervene in solving the problems of Russian speakers in Latvia
• Draft resolution about the necessity to expand the Russian-speakers rights in Latvia and Estonia
• Head of the Russia State Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Mihail Margelov on relations between Latvia and Russia
• Latvijas Avize writes about activities of the State Language Agencys Consultative Department

Newspapers write about the commemoration meeting of Holocaust victims, which took place in Riga yesterday. The President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga expressed her condolences and invited society to fight against violence and stereotypes to prevent such tragedies in future.

Newspapers write about the commemoration meeting of Holocaust victims, which took place in Riga yesterday. The President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga expressed her condolences and invited society to fight against violence and stereotypes to prevent such tragedies in future. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Rigas Balss, Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf

Latvia could receive more than EUR 100,000 from the European Fund for Refugees (EFR) for the support for the asylum seekers and refugees if the state provides co-funding in the amount of 25% in the EFR’s project on the protection policy of person’s rights and legitimate interests’. Only four persons have sought asylum in Latvia this year.

Latvia could receive more than EUR 100,000 from the European Fund for Refugees (EFR) for the support for the asylum seekers and refugees if the state provides co-funding in the amount of 25% in the EFRs project on the protection policy of persons rights and legitimate interests. Only four persons have sought asylum in Latvia this year. Neatkariga Rita Avize also features an article about Palestinian Haisam Abu Abda, who has already passed the naturalisation exam and soon will receive the passport of Latvian citizen. Neatkariga Rita Avize

During the International Conference of the World Association of the Russian Press Russia Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Eleonor Mitrophanov has called the European Union to intervene in affairs of Russian speakers, who are the residents of Latvia.

During the International Conference of the World Association of the Russian Press Russia Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Eleonor Mitrophanov has called the European Union to intervene in affairs of Russian speakers, who are the residents of Latvia. Latvijas Avize

Chas continues to write about the draft resolution, developed by the Speaker of the Russia State Council Boris Grizlov. The draft resolution will be presented at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Edinburgh. The draft resolution points to the necessity to expand the Russian-speakers rights in Latvia and Estonia by ratifying the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and Protocol 12 and 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms without any reservations. Russia also recommends Latvia and Estonia to grant voting rights to the non-citizens at municipal elections, to accede to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and to speed up naturalisation process. According to the resolution, in regions, where non-citizens live in substantial numbers, they must have the right to use their language officially. The newspaper also features the opinion of the Latvia Foreign Affairs Minister Rihards Piks about the possible ratification of the Framework Convention. The minister believes that the main obstacle is a large number of non-citizens.

Chas features an interview with the Head of the Russia State Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Mihail Margelov about relations between Latvia and Russia.

Latvijas Avize writes about activities of the State Language Agencys Consultative Department. The chairperson of the Department Melita Stengrevica believes that members of minorities lack motivation to learn the Latvian language, because all the necessary information is also available in Russian.