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.

• Academic Leo Taivans: Latvians do everything for immigrants to feel good in this country
• MP Janis Urbanovics: the most urgent problem in Latvia is split of the society

 Academic Leo Taivans (professor of Asian Studies Department of the University of Latvia) believes that Latvians do everything for immigrants to feel good in this country and if there is influx of Turks or Chinese to Latvia, Latvians will start to learn their languages. As an example, Mr Taivans mentions the fact that now a person cannot find a job in Latvia without Russian language proficiency. Mr Taivans also believes that ethnic Latvians as a nation most likely will disappear after couple generations because comparing to others it is a small nation but migration always was and will continue to be. Vesti Segodnya

According to the head of the Concord Centre’s faction in the Parliament Janis Urbanovics, the most urgent problem in Latvia which needs to be solved is split of the society. Mr Urbanovics believes that all other problems will be possible to solve only together.  Mr Urbanovics also expects for a new political party who would be rationally and nationally minded and aimed at development of the state and with such a party the Concord Centre could build partnership. Vesti Segodnya