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.

• New Minister of Culture will not speak to mass media in Russian
• Functions on integration of the society will be divided among two ministries
• Two MPs speak from the Saeimas tribune in Latgalian

The new Minister of Culture Zanete Jaunzeme-Grende (member of the nationalists’ union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM) stated that she will speak to Russian language mass media only in Latvian. At the moment, the society integration issues are under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.

The new Minister of Culture Zanete Jaunzeme-Grende (member of the nationalists union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM) stated that she will speak to Russian language mass media only in Latvian. At the moment, the society integration issues are under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. Vesti Segodnya

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According to Latvijas Avize, the functions of integration of the society will be divided among two ministries – the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) and the Ministry of Culture (MC). According to the governments coalitions agreement, the MES will be responsible for integration on the ground of state language, while the MC, will work on integration on the ground of culture.

Two MPs Janis Tutins (Concord Centre) and Juris Vilums (Zatler’s Reforms Party) have spoken in Latgalian language from the Saeima’s tribune. The Saeima’s Speaker Solvita Aboltina made a remark to the MPs asking them to speak in literary Latvian language. The MP Vilums believes that Latgalian is an integral part of the state Latvian language and has equal value with it, therefore it can be used in official communication. However, officially Latgalian is considered as a historical type of Latvian language or its dialect and is not used in official communication and documents. There is no official statistics on how many Latvian residents consider Latgalian as their mother tongue because all the Latgalians are automatically registered as ethnic Latvians.

Two MPs Janis Tutins (Concord Centre) and Juris Vilums (Zatlers Reforms Party) have spoken in Latgalian language from the Saeimas tribune. The Saeimas Speaker Solvita Aboltina made a remark to the MPs asking them to speak in literary Latvian language. The MP Vilums believes that Latgalian is an integral part of the state Latvian language and has equal value with it, therefore it can be used in official communication. However, officially Latgalian is considered as a historical type of Latvian language or its dialect and is not used in official communication and documents. There is no official statistics on how many Latvian residents consider Latgalian as their mother tongue because all the Latgalians are automatically registered as ethnic Latvians. Telegraf