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.

• Second group of asylum seekers arrived to Latvia
• MPs will evaluate anti-Semitic statements made by the MP Karlis Serzants

The second group of 15 asylum seekers, including 7 minors, has arrived to Latvia. The group of arrived persons includes two families from Syria and two families from Iraq. As reported, Latvia has taken an obligation to accept 531 asylums seekers from Greece and Italy within the EU refugee relocation programme. News agency LETA

The MP Martins Bondars called the Saeima’s Mandates, Ethics and Submissions Committee to evaluate anti-Semitic statements made by the MP Karlis Serzants (Union of Greens and Farmers.) As reported, Mr Sezants said that persons who are actively engaged in pro-Russia’s and pro-Putin’s propaganda, such as Tatjana Zdanoka, Illarions Girss, Aleksandrs Gaponenko and Josifs Korens, belong to a “very smart” ethnic group. When a journalist asked to explain which ethnic group he means, Mr Serzants replied that he means Jews. News agency LETA