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.

• Register of Enterprises delays registration of a party “Honour and Order” in Daugavpils
• Latvijas Avize prints an interview with the Russia’s Ambassador to Latvia Alexandr Veshnyakov

The Register of Enterprises (RE) sent appeals to the Security Police, the Bureau on Protection of Constitution, and the General Prosecutor’s Office asking to provide their opinion on whether there are any obstacles for registration of a party “Honour and Order” founded in Daugavpils (city in the Eastern part of Latvia). Representative of the RE refers to information distributed in mass media according to which the party has falsified documents about its founding meeting and that one of its aims is autonomy of Latgale region which may contradict Latvian constitution. As reported earlier, the Ministry of Justice criticized the registration of another party “For Native Language” headed by Vladimirs Lindermans seeing in it as hostile political force towards the state. Diena

Latvijas Avize prints an interview with the Russia’s Ambassador to Latvia Aleksandr Veshnyakov. According to the Ambassador, the biggest number of Latvian non-citizens who accepted Russia’s citizenship was registered in 2010, when 3,186 persons took Russian citizenship. In 2011 and 2012 this number dropped down to 3,147 and 2,884 persons. The Ambassador believes such dynamics is connected with difficult economic situation Latvia faced couple of years ago. According to the Ambassador, 713 Latvian residents resettled to Russia within the framework of the Russia’s state program on voluntary resettlement. Mr Veshnyakov believes that positive dynamics in relations between Latvia and Russia will be reached after both countries stop rhetoric which does not promote normal political climate between both.