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.

• Newspapers report about 16 March events
• State Control: it is impossible to evaluate whether the state funding for integration programmes was spent efficiently

About 3,000 persons took part in the procession in the centre of Riga yesterday commemorating Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires. A protest meeting against the procession was also held in the city centre. For the first time during the last 10 years the police did not detain anyone. At the same time, according to the Minister of Interior Linda Murniece and representatives of the state police, the number of procession’s participants increased significantly.

About 3,000 persons took part in the procession in the centre of Riga yesterday commemorating Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires. A protest meeting against the procession was also held in the city centre. For the first time during the last 10 years the police did not detain anyone. At the same time, according to the Minister of Interior Linda Murniece and representatives of the state police, the number of processions participants increased significantly. Telegraf, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga

The State Control conducted an audit and concluded that it is impossible to evaluate whether the state funding for integration programmes was spent efficiently. According to the State Control, frequent changes of institutions responsible for integration issues hindered the quality of integration policy: in 2002 integration issues were under the Ministry of Justice, in 2003 under the Special Assignments Secretariat of the Minister of Social Integration, in 2009 under the Ministry of Family and Children Affairs, than again under the Ministry of Justice, and presently are under the Ministry of Culture.

The State Control conducted an audit and concluded that it is impossible to evaluate whether the state funding for integration programmes was spent efficiently. According to the State Control, frequent changes of institutions responsible for integration issues hindered the quality of integration policy: in 2002 integration issues were under the Ministry of Justice, in 2003 under the Special Assignments Secretariat of the Minister of Social Integration, in 2009 under the Ministry of Family and Children Affairs, than again under the Ministry of Justice, and presently are under the Ministry of Culture. Telegraf