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.

• Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte does not support recommendation of the Council of Europe to accompany topographic signs in ethnic minority languages
• Riga City Council opened a tender for provision of Latvian language courses for ethnic non-Latvians
• Latgalian NGO activist argues for official status to Latgalian language

The Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte does not support recommendation of the Council of Europe to accompany topographic signs in Latvia in ethnic minority languages in the regions of their compact residence. The Minister believes that adoption of such norm would strengthen Russian language as second state language and would contradict the necessity to strengthen and protect Latvian language. 

The Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte does not support recommendation of the Council of Europe to accompany topographic signs in Latvia in ethnic minority languages in the regions of their compact residence. The Minister believes that adoption of such norm would strengthen Russian language as second state language and would contradict the necessity to strengthen and protect Latvian language. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

The Riga City Council opened a tender for provision of Latvian language courses for ethnic non-Latvian residents of Riga. Thus, the City Council wants to promote expansion of Latvian language environment and more successful inclusion of residents in the city life.

The Riga City Council opened a tender for provision of Latvian language courses for ethnic non-Latvian residents of Riga. Thus, the City Council wants to promote expansion of Latvian language environment and more successful inclusion of residents in the city life. Telegraf

Latvijas Avize publishes opinion of Latgalian culture NGO activist. According to the author, the 1st Latgalian congress in 1917 envisaged Latvia as a bilingual country and two languages should have official status: Latvian and Latgalian. The author believes representatives of other ethnicities are mere guests and he opposes any rights to Russian language in Latvia. He also states that Latgalians for many centuries suffered Russification and begun struggle against Russians in the XII century AD, while the Russian presence in Latvia is the result of occupation.