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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The newspaper Jauna Avize interviewed the Director of the Latvian Human Rights and Ethnic Studies Centre N.Muiznieks about the new State Language Law regulations. Answering to the question about his critical attitude towards these regulations, N.Muiznieks said that as the regulations were still revised he could only speak about the principles that were not completely observed in these regulations. The State Language Centre still wants to operate as it did so far – to regulate the usage of the state language everywhere, also in businesses. But one must realise that now there are international human rights norms, binding to Latvia. And these are the things the OSCE High Commissioner High Commissioner Max van der Stoel pointed out in his recommendations.

On August 24 Latvian Prime Minister A.Berzins has a planned unofficial meeting in Lithuania with his Lithuanian colleague A.Kubil. As it is an unofficial meeting there will be no exact agenda, but the Prime Ministers could discuss the relations between those two countries, as well as EU and NATO expansion.

On August 24 Latvian Prime Minister A.Berzins has a planned unofficial meeting in Lithuania with his Lithuanian colleague A.Kubil. As it is an unofficial meeting there will be no exact agenda, but the Prime Ministers could discuss the relations between those two countries, as well as EU and NATO expansion. Neatkariga

One hundred days have passed since the new Government was formed. The Prime Minister A.Berzins stated in a press conference that during this time the Government had worked seriously and would remain stable and predictable. The main priorities would be joining EU and NATO, education and reducing the split between the society and the Government.

One hundred days have passed since the new Government was formed. The Prime Minister A.Berzins stated in a press conference that during this time the Government had worked seriously and would remain stable and predictable. The main priorities would be joining EU and NATO, education and reducing the split between the society and the Government. Rigas Balss

The Saeima Presidium today will decide whether to pass the request of the Prosecutor General to and allow to start criminal proceeding against the Saeima deputy Social Democrat J.Adamsons to the Saeima Commission for consideration. According to the Saeima Roll of Procedures a decision to start criminal proceedings against a deputy may start the Parliament only after a report of the above mentioned Commission.

The Saeima Presidium today will decide whether to pass the request of the Prosecutor General to and allow to start criminal proceeding against the Saeima deputy Social Democrat J.Adamsons to the Saeima Commission for consideration. According to the Saeima Roll of Procedures a decision to start criminal proceedings against a deputy may start the Parliament only after a report of the above mentioned Commission. Neatkariga