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.

• Committee of the Cabinet of Ministers has supported the draft Law on Higher Education Establishments which forbids teaching in foreign languages in all higher education establishments
• Vesti Segodnya: municipal police ignores public display of Nazi symbolic in Riga
• Delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe gets acquainted with situation of non-citizens in Riga

Yesterday, the Committee of the Cabinet of Ministers has supported the draft Law on Higher Education Establishments which forbids teaching in foreign languages in all higher education establishments. In fact, it forbids receiving higher education in Russian language. The political party “The Concord Centre” criticizes the draft law arguing that it is an unacceptable interference into private enterprise and a violation of rights of students to choose language of studies.

Yesterday, the Committee of the Cabinet of Ministers has supported the draft Law on Higher Education Establishments which forbids teaching in foreign languages in all higher education establishments. In fact, it forbids receiving higher education in Russian language. The political party The Concord Centre criticizes the draft law arguing that it is an unacceptable interference into private enterprise and a violation of rights of students to choose language of studies. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

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According to columnist of Vesti Segodnya municipal police ignores public display of Nazi symbolic and trade of Nazi badges and uniforms in Riga.

Latvijas Avize reports on a visit to Latvia of a delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The delegation has arrived with an aim to get acquainted with participation on non-citizens in political and social life at level of municipalities. Yesterday, the delegation has met with the Head of the Naturalization Board Eizenija Aldermane, representatives of NGOs and the Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.