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.

• Urbanovics: Market competition is tough, therefore rivals are using Latvia's political disagreements to squeeze out Latvia
• Orthodox Christian church being rebuild in Jurmala

 

NRA interviews the leader of the Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics. He refutes the claim of the two ruling parties (the Unity and the union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM) who declare themselves as "national-minded". According to Mr.Urbanovics, their politics is Russophobic, but not national-minded. He interprets the notion of "national-minded" as someone who cares for the whole state and the whole nation, including all of the country's ethnicities, but not someone who cares only for some specific ethnicity or interests group. Competition for Russian market is really tough, therefore rivals are using Latvia's political disagreements to outpace Latvia.

 

Vesti-Segodnya informs that the work on rebuilding an Orthodox Christian church in Jurmala has begun. The church was destroyed during the Soviet era.