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• Digital broadcast of national channels gives option to broadcast program in Latvian and Russian languages without violating regulation on state language
• Chas prints an article by the Ministry of Justice about third country nationals in Latvia

Since Latvian national channels started digital broadcasting they can broadcast the same programs in two languages. State channel LTV-7 already uses such option broadcasting football World Cup 2010 in Latvian and Russian languages. Representatives of LTV-7 and the National Radio and TV Council consider that such option does not violate effective legal norms regulating usage of state language on TV and also it will not violate the draft Law on Electronic Mass Media if it is accepted with state language quotas for national channels. Head of the Saeima’s State Language Committee, MP Ina Druviete, in her turn, believes that state public television should promote state language learning in all spheres and such broadcasts in two languages do not favour integration of society.

Since Latvian national channels started digital broadcasting they can broadcast the same programs in two languages. State channel LTV-7 already uses such option broadcasting football World Cup 2010 in Latvian and Russian languages. Representatives of LTV-7 and the National Radio and TV Council consider that such option does not violate effective legal norms regulating usage of state language on TV and also it will not violate the draft Law on Electronic Mass Media if it is accepted with state language quotas for national channels. Head of the Saeimas State Language Committee, MP Ina Druviete, in her turn, believes that state public television should promote state language learning in all spheres and such broadcasts in two languages do not favour integration of society. Telegraf

Chas prints an article by the Ministry of Justice about third country nationals in Latvia. According to the article, there are more than 7,500 third country nationals in Latvia who received temporary residence permits. One of the main reasons for immigration of non-EU citizens to Latvia is family bonds.