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.

• Discussion on the implementation of the National Program "Integration of Society in Latvia"

The public policy portal politika.lv held a discussion about the implementation of the National Program "Integration of the Society in Latvia" adopted five years ago. Special Assignment Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis  stated, “We are far from meeting the aims of the program, that is to form a democratic and unified civil society.” Ainars Latkovskis believed that the main problem is different understandings about history among various groups of society. However, ethnologist Ilga Apina considers that integration process was halted in 2003 when the implementation of the minority education reform was about to be launched. Former Integration Minister Nils Muiznieks voiced that “there has been both progress and regress regarding integration. Now there are more people who speak the state language, however the attitude has become worse.” The Head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane argued that there should be law on integration, so that all institutions dealing with integration would be more effective.

The public policy portal politika.lv held a discussion about the implementation of the National Program "Integration of the Society in Latvia" adopted five years ago. Special Assignment Minister for Social Integration Ainars Latkovskis stated, We are far from meeting the aims of the program, that is to form a democratic and unified civil society. Ainars Latkovskis believed that the main problem is different understandings about history among various groups of society. However, ethnologist Ilga Apina considers that integration process was halted in 2003 when the implementation of the minority education reform was about to be launched. Former Integration Minister Nils Muiznieks voiced that there has been both progress and regress regarding integration. Now there are more people who speak the state language, however the attitude has become worse. The Head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane argued that there should be law on integration, so that all institutions dealing with integration would be more effective. Vesti Segodnya