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.

• State Language Centre wants to check state language proficiency certificates of the MPs
• Head of the Riga Office of the International Organisation for Migration Ilmars Mezs: Latvians are not ready to integrate new immigrants yet
• Head of the Control Department of the State Language Centre Antons Kursitis: ethnic Latvians face linguistic discrimination in Latvia

The State Language Centre (SLC) sent a letter to the Saeimas Committee on Ethics, Mandates and Submissions asking it to ensure that those MPs who graduated non-Latvian schools present their state language proficiency certificates. The SLCs inspectors want to check the level of language proficiency of deputies and whether their certificates are authentic. Latvijas Avize

Diena prints an article about migrants and their integration in Europe. According to the head of the Riga Office of the International Organisation for Migration Ilmars Mezs, Latvians are not ready to integrate new immigrants yet because the state does not request for obligatory Latvian language proficiency and does not provide its learning. Mr. Mezs believes that it is important to promote diversity of immigrants groups and achieve that Latvians language is common communication language.

Neatkariga prints an interview with the head of the Control Department of the State Language Centre Antons Kursitis. Mr. Kursitis believes that ethnic Latvians face linguistic discrimination in Latvia because are requested for Russian language proficiency in majority of domestic enterprises, especially in large cities. According to Mr. Kursitis, number of complaints about violations of the State Language Law sufficiently grew during the past years.