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.

• Society Integration Foundation announces the results of two-year work in the implementation of Phare programs
• State Language Centre requests the state joint stock company Latvian Post to stop distribution of the booklets in Russian
• Saeima accepted the draft amendments to the Administrative Violation Codex

The Society Integration Foundation announced the results of two-year work in the implementation of Phare programs: “Promotion of the Integration of Society in Latvia” and “The Development and Strengthening of Civil Society in Latvia.” In total, the Foundation has granted  funding for 76 projects in both programs. The main fields of activities in the program “Promotion of the Integration of Society in Latvia” were Latvian language learning courses, promotion of naturalization, and the minority education reform.. The main field of activities of the program “The Development and Strengthening of Civil Society in Latvia” was mainly provision of support for non-governmental organizations in Latvia. The director of the Society Integration Foundation stated that the main target of the projects was to make the society more human.

The Society Integration Foundation announced the results of two-year work in the implementation of Phare programs: Promotion of the Integration of Society in Latvia and The Development and Strengthening of Civil Society in Latvia. In total, the Foundation has granted funding for 76 projects in both programs. The main fields of activities in the program Promotion of the Integration of Society in Latvia were Latvian language learning courses, promotion of naturalization, and the minority education reform.. The main field of activities of the program The Development and Strengthening of Civil Society in Latvia was mainly provision of support for non-governmental organizations in Latvia. The director of the Society Integration Foundation stated that the main target of the projects was to make the society more human. Chas

The State Language Centre, on the basis of the complaint submitted by For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM, found out that the informative booklets of the Post of Latvia, printed in the Russian language and offering press subscription and delivery, violates the State Language Law. The Centre asked the Post to exempt the booklets from trade. However, a representative of the Post of Latvia stated that the regulations of the State Language Law were not violated, because the Post is not a state institution and  does not receive any funding from the state’s budget, therefore is the company works in accordance with the principles of market competition and wants to address all residents of the country.

The State Language Centre, on the basis of the complaint submitted by For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM, found out that the informative booklets of the Post of Latvia, printed in the Russian language and offering press subscription and delivery, violates the State Language Law. The Centre asked the Post to exempt the booklets from trade. However, a representative of the Post of Latvia stated that the regulations of the State Language Law were not violated, because the Post is not a state institution and does not receive any funding from the states budget, therefore is the company works in accordance with the principles of market competition and wants to address all residents of the country. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

On 22 December, the Saeima  accepted the draft amendments to the Administrative Violation Codex. According to the new amendments, if a person does not  use  the state language, if it is necessary for performing his/her professional duties, s/he will be fined up to 50 Ls (

On 22 December, the Saeima accepted the draft amendments to the Administrative Violation Codex. According to the new amendments, if a person does not use the state language, if it is necessary for performing his/her professional duties, s/he will be fined up to 50 Ls (≈ 70 EUR), the repeated violationwithin a year will result in a a fine from 100 Ls (≈ 143 EUR) up to 200 Ls (≈ 286 EUR). Chas