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.

FROM: OSCE Mission to Latvia

FROM: OSCE Mission to Latvia

TO: Mr. Falk Lange

TO: Mr. Falk Lange

Cc. Ms. Helen Dahl Hansen

Cc. Ms. Helen Dahl Hansen

Cc. Ms. V.Sullivan

Cc. Ms. V.Sullivan

Press Review

Press Review

The Saeima Presidium decided that at the extraordinary session on 16 June it will be concluded that the draft language law is not ready for consideration and the session will be closed.

The Saeima Presidium decided that at the extraordinary session on 16 June it will be concluded that the draft language law is not ready for consideration and the session will be closed. Diena, SM

The Education Law provides for changes in education system such as expanding the age limits for acquiring primary education from 15 to 18 years of age; introduction of minority education programs as well as exact, humanities and vocation education programs. Different pedagogues interviewed by 

The Education Law provides for changes in education system such as expanding the age limits for acquiring primary education from 15 to 18 years of age; introduction of minority education programs as well as exact, humanities and vocation education programs. Different pedagogues interviewed byDiena evaluate these changes of teaching process differently, nevertheless positively.

Speaking about minority education programs, manager of accademic matters of the Riga High School No. with Russian language of instruction 17 Nehamijs Gasulis said that although mastering of any language is a value, pupils acquire subjects taught in the native language better than in the state language. He predicts that the number of backward pupils will increase. Mr. Gasulis stressed that teachers would support bilingual education if more lesson hours have been allocated for teaching a subject.

Speaking about minority education programs, manager of accademic matters of the Riga High School No. with Russian language of instruction 17 Nehamijs Gasulis said that although mastering of any language is a value, pupils acquire subjects taught in the native language better than in the state language. He predicts that the number of backward pupils will increase. Mr. Gasulis stressed that teachers would support bilingual education if more lesson hours have been allocated for teaching a subject. Diena

Yesterday the parliament adopted the Law on Vocational Education and the Law on General Education in the final reading.

Yesterday the parliament adopted the Law on Vocational Education and the Law on General Education in the final reading. Jauna Avize, Neatkariga, Chas

Yesterday the Saeima rejected the amendments to the Education Law providing that the pre-school education institutions have to be financed from the state budget and not from the budget of local municipalities.

Yesterday the Saeima rejected the amendments to the Education Law providing that the pre-school education institutions have to be financed from the state budget and not from the budget of local municipalities. Chas

State Real Estate Agency has addressed different ministries, organisations, enterprises and individuals inviting them to apply for use of buildings at the Skrunda Radar Station military town with a possibility to privatise these buildings later.

State Real Estate Agency has addressed different ministries, organisations, enterprises and individuals inviting them to apply for use of buildings at the Skrunda Radar Station military town with a possibility to privatise these buildings later.

As the Acting Director of the Agency J. Stepins told

As the Acting Director of the Agency J. Stepins told Jauna Avize, at the moment no potential tenant has applied. The Agency worries that these building might later get raided in the same way as similar buildings in the former Liepaja Military Port

Panorama Latvii publishes an open letter of several Russian organisations, including Russian Society in Latvia, Russian Community in Latvia as well as the Latvian Human Rights Committee, to the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivanov in which they attract the Ministers attention to facts witnessing purposeful policy of revenge carried out by the Latvian authorities against persons whom they consider enemies. One of the mentioned facts is a court case against a veteran of the Second World War V. Kononov accused of having committed crimes against the Latvian people. Panorama Latvii