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.

• Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastens: all children born in Latvia should be granted Latvian citizenship automatically
• Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with a specialist on education in ethnic minorities schools of the Ministry of Education Olita Arkle
• Latvijas Avize reports about a project Ethnic Diversity held by the international student organisation AIESEC RIGA

The Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastens considers that all children born in Latvia should be granted Latvian citizenship automatically. At present, if a child is born in a family of two non-citizens Latvian citizenship could be grated only by application of both parents who must comply with several requirements such as their permanent place of residence must be Latvia; both parents should be persons without citizenship or non-citizens; and neither of parents should be sentenced for a crime with more than five years of imprisonment. The Minister believes that granting all new-borns citizenship would increase number of citizens in Latvia and would facilitate consolidation of society.

The Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastens considers that all children born in Latvia should be granted Latvian citizenship automatically. At present, if a child is born in a family of two non-citizens Latvian citizenship could be grated only by application of both parents who must comply with several requirements such as their permanent place of residence must be Latvia; both parents should be persons without citizenship or non-citizens; and neither of parents should be sentenced for a crime with more than five years of imprisonment. The Minister believes that granting all new-borns citizenship would increase number of citizens in Latvia and would facilitate consolidation of society. Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with a specialist on education in ethnic minorities schools of the Ministry of Education Olita Arkle. Mrs. Arkle considers that ethnic minorities schools provide all opportunities for preservation of ethnic identity. Mrs. Arkle believes that the main problem in minority schools is lack of good quality textbooks. According to Olita Arkle, data available in the Ministry of Education show that quality of education in minority schools after implementation of education reform in 2004 has neither worsened nor improved.

Latvijas Avize reports about a project Ethnic Diversity held by the international student organisation AIESEC RIGA. Students from various countries have visited Latvian schools sharing their experience of co-existence with representatives of ethnic minorities in their countries.