• Four members of Riga City Council forwarded to the Security Police copies of 80 comments placed on an Internet site www.sargivalodu.lv which they believe incite to ethnic hatred

Four members of Riga City Council from political party For Human Rights in United Latvia have forwarded to the Security Police copies of 80 comments placed on an Internet site

Four members of Riga City Council from political party For Human Rights in United Latvia have forwarded to the Security Police copies of 80 comments placed on an Internet site www.sargivalodu.lv which they believe incite to ethnic hatred. The internet site is created by the ultra-right political party All for Latvia! with an aim to collect signatures of Latvian residents supporting full transition of all state funded schools to Latvian language starting from first grade. The Security Police has launched verification whether the comments incite to ethnic hatred. Chas

• Cabinet of Minister supported proposal to establish register of illegal immigrants

The Cabinet of Ministers has supported proposal to establish register of illegal immigrants. The register will include names of all persons who violate rules of entrance and stay in Latvia. According to the authors of such proposal, establishment of the register will ease work of border guards. 

The Cabinet of Ministers has supported proposal to establish register of illegal immigrants. The register will include names of all persons who violate rules of entrance and stay in Latvia. According to the authors of such proposal, establishment of the register will ease work of border guards. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

• European Court of Human Rights has entertained an application of the activist of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian Language Schools Jurijs Petropavlovskis

The European Court of Human Rights has entertained an application of the activist of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian Language Schools Jurijs Petropavlovskis. As reported, Jurijs Petropavlovskis was denied Latvian citizenship due to his political activities despite that he undergone the whole naturalisation process. Chas

• EC Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban has arrived to Riga with an aim to get acquainted with language situation in Latvia
• Riga Regional Court has acquitted the activist of Latvian National Bolsheviks Vladimir Linderman
• Chief economist of the World Bank Pradeep Mitra: large scale influx of guest workers is vitally necessary for East European countries including Latvia
• Telegraf reports that the members of the Saeimas faction For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM might propose to re-examine Latvian language proficiency of Russian speakers

The EC Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban has arrived to Riga with an aim to get acquainted with language situation in Latvia and to promote development of multilingualism as a tool of communication and raise of competitiveness.

The EC Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban has arrived to Riga with an aim to get acquainted with language situation in Latvia and to promote development of multilingualism as a tool of communication and raise of competitiveness. Chas, Telegraf

Yesterday, the Riga Regional Court has acquitted the activist of Latvian National Bolsheviks Vladimir Linderman. As reported, Vladimir Linderman was accused of calls to over through the Latvian government by force and plotting an attempt on life of the ex-President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga in 2002. However, later in the process, Mr. Linderman was charged only with keeping of explosives at home. Vladimir Linderman considers that the case against him was politically fabricated.

Yesterday, the Riga Regional Court has acquitted the activist of Latvian National Bolsheviks Vladimir Linderman. As reported, Vladimir Linderman was accused of calls to over through the Latvian government by force and plotting an attempt on life of the ex-President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga in 2002. However, later in the process, Mr. Linderman was charged only with keeping of explosives at home. Vladimir Linderman considers that the case against him was politically fabricated. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Latvijas Avize, Diena, NRA

According to the chief economist of the World Bank Pradeep Mitra, large scale influx of guest workers is vitally necessary for East European countries including Latvia to save their economics from unavoidable recession related with acute shortage of labour force.

According to the chief economist of the World Bank Pradeep Mitra, large scale influx of guest workers is vitally necessary for East European countries including Latvia to save their economics from unavoidable recession related with acute shortage of labour force. Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

Telegraf reports that following recent toughening of Estonian language legislation, the members of the Saeimas faction For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM might propose to re-examine Latvian language proficiency of Russian speakers. Politicians allege that state language certificates of many holders do not correspond to their actual language proficiency skills and large number of residents has fake certificates.

• Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis has ordered to review and shorten the list of posts and professions which require obligatory Latvian language proficiency

The Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis has ordered to review and shorten the list of posts and professions which require obligatory Latvian language proficiency. The Prime Minister considers that the list should include only representatives of professions working in service sphere directly with clients.

The Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis has ordered to review and shorten the list of posts and professions which require obligatory Latvian language proficiency. The Prime Minister considers that the list should include only representatives of professions working in service sphere directly with clients. Vesti Segodnya