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.

• Presidents Commission on Constitutional Law: draft Law on Electronic Mass Media should ensure preservation of national state interests
• The MP Boriss Cilevics: model according to which a concrete state belongs to a concrete ethnic group gone to the past
• Latvian Union of Regional and Rare Languages wants to clarify how many Latvian residents speak Latgalian language
• Most popular political parties in May: the Concord Centre and the Unity

Vesti Segodnya reports that according to the Presidents Commissions on Constitution Law the draft Law on Electronic Mass Media should ensure preservation of national state interests and, in particular, interests of Latvian language. The Presidents Commission recommends developing TV and radio broadcasts in ethnic minority languages which would explain that Latvia is national state.

The MP Boriss Cilevics (Concord Centre) an interview with

The MP Boriss Cilevics (Concord Centre) an interview with Latvijas Avize states that a model according to which a concrete state belongs to a concrete ethnic group gone to the past. Mr. Cilevics considers that deputies and ministers should not act in interests of either ethnic group but in all voters and tax payers interests. Mr. Cilevics also believes that migration is an engine of progress because migrants usually are the most active part of the society. However, presently, this engine works against Latvia due to large outflow of Latvian residents abroad.

Vesti Segodnya reports that the Latvian Union of Regional and Rare Languages appealed to the Prime Minister Valids Dombrovskis asking to clarify during national census 2011 how many Latvian residents speak Latgalian language. Presently, for the question What language do you speak at home? in census questionnaire are given only four variations of answers: Latvian, Russian, Belarussian and Other.

According to the latest public opinion survey conducted by company “GfK”, the most popular political parties in Latvia are the Concord Centre and the Unity – 16% and 15,7% of respondents would vote for them accordingly if the Saeima elections are held in May. Other parties are supported by less than 5% of respondents.

According to the latest public opinion survey conducted by company GfK, the most popular political parties in Latvia are the Concord Centre and the Unity – 16% and 15,7% of respondents would vote for them accordingly if the Saeima elections are held in May. Other parties are supported by less than 5% of respondents. Chas, Vesti Segodnya