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.

• Claim against the education reform submitted to the Constitutional Court
• Split of the Latvian Association for the Support of Russian-language Schools
• Foreign Affairs Minister Artis Pabriks and Russian Ambassador to Latvia Igor Studennikov discuss social integration issues

Twenty MPs representing the People’s Harmony Party, Latvia Socialist Party and union For Human Rights in the United Latvia submitted a claim to the Constitutional Court challenging some norms set by the Law on Education, which deal with the transfer of secondary minority schools to studies in the Latvian language. MPs believe that the norms do not comply with the Constitution of Latvia, international standards and interests of minority students. 

Twenty MPs representing the Peoples Harmony Party, Latvia Socialist Party and union For Human Rights in the United Latvia submitted a claim to the Constitutional Court challenging some norms set by the Law on Education, which deal with the transfer of secondary minority schools to studies in the Latvian language. MPs believe that the norms do not comply with the Constitution of Latvia, international standards and interests of minority students. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya, Chas

Due to an inability to reach an agreement on future goals of the Latvian Association’s for the Support of Russian-language Schools, a part of its members decided to form a new organisation ‘For Russian Schools, Culture and Language.’ One of the founders of the new organisation Igors Vatolins believes that the new organisation should become a mass organisation, which would support Russian language parents and schools. Members of the new organisation also plan to take part in protest actions against the education reform, organised by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools.

Due to an inability to reach an agreement on future goals of the Latvian Associations for the Support of Russian-language Schools, a part of its members decided to form a new organisation ‘For Russian Schools, Culture and Language. One of the founders of the new organisation Igors Vatolins believes that the new organisation should become a mass organisation, which would support Russian language parents and schools. Members of the new organisation also plan to take part in protest actions against the education reform, organised by the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools. Diena, Latvijas Avize

Russian-language newspapers write about the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Minister Artis Pabriks and the Russian Ambassador to Latvia

Russian-language newspapers write about the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Minister Artis Pabriks and the Russian Ambassador to Latvia Igor Studennikov. During the meeting the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that it would be possible to reach a new level in relations between two countries if the most difficult pages of the common history of both countries would be reviewed. Artis Pabriks also noted that the successful implementation of the education reform will be an ‘essential component of integration of ethnic minorities in Latvia While Igor Studennikov in the interview with Vesti Segodnya stressed the necessity to ratify the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities for the development of good relations between Latvia and Russia. Vesti Segodnya, Chas