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• Picket against mass scale non-citizenship will be held in Riga on 15 October
• Telegraf prints an interview with the Head of the Citizenship Law Implementation Committee Peteris Tabuns

The members of the Riga City Council from the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia are planning to hold a picket against mass scale non-citizenship at a representation office of the European Commission (EC) in Latvia on 15 October. Participants of the picket will hand over to the representatives of the EC a petition with an appeal to control implementation of recommendations made by various international organisations regarding elimination of mass scale non-citizenship in Latvia and granting non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections.

The members of the Riga City Council from the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia are planning to hold a picket against mass scale non-citizenship at a representation office of the European Commission (EC) in Latvia on 15 October. Participants of the picket will hand over to the representatives of the EC a petition with an appeal to control implementation of recommendations made by various international organisations regarding elimination of mass scale non-citizenship in Latvia and granting non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections. Chas

In an interview with

In an interview with Telegraf, the Head of the Citizenship Law Implementation Committee, MP Peteris Tabuns (FF/LNIM) has stated that every single resident of Latvia has to speak Latvian language. Therefore, the MP considers that the State Language Law must include severe norms on usage of state language, which would also be applied on private sector and manufacturing. Peteris Tabuns also considers that Latvia must not attract guest workers because there is no lack of labour force in the country and because influx of foreign labour force would endanger Latvians as nation.