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.

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All leading newspapers on July 3 write about the July 2 consultations between the People’s party, Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and the Social Democrats about forming a new government. The parlamentarians maintain that the current government’s work is unsatisfactorily and the Prime Minister Vilis Kristopans should step down or they are going to initiate a no-confidence vote. The ruling coalition leader Latvia’s Way’s Chairman Andrejs Pantelejevs allows the possibility that the party could work in the opposition and is not likely to work in the government with the recent antagonists Andris Skele from the People’s Party and Juris Bojars from Social Democrats who (along with FF/LNNK), after Pantelejevs, have found common ground as far as the Language Law but might not be able to agree when the vote comes to the budget. (

All leading newspapers on July 3 write about the July 2 consultations between the Peoples party, Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and the Social Democrats about forming a new government. The parlamentarians maintain that the current governments work is unsatisfactorily and the Prime Minister Vilis Kristopans should step down or they are going to initiate a no-confidence vote. The ruling coalition leader Latvias Ways Chairman Andrejs Pantelejevs allows the possibility that the party could work in the opposition and is not likely to work in the government with the recent antagonists Andris Skele from the Peoples Party and Juris Bojars from Social Democrats who (along with FF/LNNK), after Pantelejevs, have found common ground as far as the Language Law but might not be able to agree when the vote comes to the budget. (Diena ). Another current coalition member New Party will decide on participation in negotiations with other parties on Monday, July 5.

Diena, Neatkariga, CM

write about the possible consequences the parliament vote on the Language Law scheduled to take place July 8 may carry as far as Latvias EU accession. write about the possible consequences the parliament vote on the Language Law scheduled to take place July 8 may carry as far as Latvia’s EU accession. NeatkarigaNeatkariga writes that three parliament factions - Peoples Party, FF/LNNK and Social Democrats - have agreed to develop a common position after getting acquainted with the latest suggested amendments submitted by the MPs. Latvian Prime Minister Vilis Kristopans expressed his concern about the outcome of the vote as during his visit at the Salzburg forum representatives from all countries had spoken about the language law as an important aspect for Latvias EU accession negotiations. writes that three parliament factions - People’s Party, FF/LNNK and Social Democrats - have agreed to develop a common position after getting acquainted with the latest suggested amendments submitted by the MPs. Latvian Prime Minister Vilis Kristopans expressed his concern about the outcome of the vote as during his visit at the Salzburg forum representatives from all countries had spoken about the language law as an important aspect for Latvia’s EU accession negotiations.

Diena

reports on the response to the planned vote from different foreign officials and bodies, like the Danish Foreign Minister, Max van der Stoels office (suggesting to delay the vote till autumn), EU member countries ambassadors to Latvia. reports on the response to the planned vote from different foreign officials and bodies, like the Danish Foreign Minister, Max van der Stoel’s office (suggesting to delay the vote till autumn), EU member countries’ ambassadors to Latvia. The left-leaning MPs quoted by

The left-leaning MPs quoted by CM all stress that passing the language law in the current version will take Latvia away from joining the EU.