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.

Press Report

Press Report

Public organisation European Movement in Latvia has published a booklet to encourage naturalisation of the most passive part of non-citizen population – 20 – 29 years old men. EML President A.Dimants said that one of the aims of this booklet was to inform non-citizens that they would not be able to become EU citizens without becoming citizens of Latvia.

Public organisation European Movement in Latvia has published a booklet to encourage naturalisation of the most passive part of non-citizen population – 20 – 29 years old men. EML President A.Dimants said that one of the aims of this booklet was to inform non-citizens that they would not be able to become EU citizens without becoming citizens of Latvia. Diena, Neatkariga, Vesti Segodnya

To the Cabinet of Ministers are submitted draft amendments to the regulations on the state language proficiency level necessary to perform one’s professional and positional duties, supplementing them with a list of professions in private businesses that have to know the state language.

To the Cabinet of Ministers are submitted draft amendments to the regulations on the state language proficiency level necessary to perform ones professional and positional duties, supplementing them with a list of professions in private businesses that have to know the state language. Neatkariga

Vesti Segodnya

gives more detailed information about the content of this list. The newspaper Chas interviewed the leader of the Saeima faction For Human Rights in United Latvia J.Jurkans about the future plans of the faction after the next municipal election – they are expected to receive about 25% of seats in Riga City Council and do well in the major cities of Latvia. But the interview was started with a question about Latvian and Russian languages. J.Jurkans answered that nothing wrong would happen with those both languages while there were Latvians and Russians in this world. What concerned the action of non-violent resistance, J.Jurkans considered that the faction deputies should better use all legal possibilities in the Saeima. Speaking about the municipal election J.Jurkans said that they expect to win 15 from 60 seats in the Riga City Council and that would be a very serious achievement.

The newspaper Chas interviewed the leader of the Saeima faction For Human Rights in United Latvia J.Jurkans about the future plans of the faction after the next municipal election – they are expected to receive about 25% of seats in Riga City Council and do well in the major cities of Latvia. But the interview was started with a question about Latvian and Russian languages. J.Jurkans answered that nothing wrong would happen with those both languages while there were Latvians and Russians in this world. What concerned the action of non-violent resistance, J.Jurkans considered that the faction deputies should better use all legal possibilities in the Saeima. Speaking about the municipal election J.Jurkans said that they expect to win 15 from 60 seats in the Riga City Council and that would be a very serious achievement. Chas, Neatkariga (30.10)

Information that the Russian National Council allotted some funds for supporting Russian speaking press in the CIS and Baltic States to form the public opinion here turned out to be false. Russian officials stated that such support was planned neither this years nor the next one. There was only a small sum of money to help some veteran organisations in the CIS and Baltic States to subscribe “Russkaya Gazeta”.

Information that the Russian National Council allotted some funds for supporting Russian speaking press in the CIS and Baltic States to form the public opinion here turned out to be false. Russian officials stated that such support was planned neither this years nor the next one. There was only a small sum of money to help some veteran organisations in the CIS and Baltic States to subscribe Russkaya Gazeta. Vesti Segodnya