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.

Integration and Minority Information Service

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

The National Radio and Television Council sent out to broadcasting organisations for their discussion the framework development programme of broadcasting organisations for the years of 2003-2005. The draft document suggests abolition of the provision which stipulates that only up to 25% of broadcasting time can be aired in a foreign language. Chairman of the NRTC Ojars Rubenis states that this provision hampers development of local radios and TV channels. Programme director of TV5 Gunta Lidaka says that only radio stations will benefit from abolition of the norm and not TV channels.

The National Radio and Television Council sent out to broadcasting organisations for their discussion the framework development programme of broadcasting organisations for the years of 2003-2005. The draft document suggests abolition of the provision which stipulates that only up to 25% of broadcasting time can be aired in a foreign language. Chairman of the NRTC Ojars Rubenis states that this provision hampers development of local radios and TV channels. Programme director of TV5 Gunta Lidaka says that only radio stations will benefit from abolition of the norm and not TV channels. Vechernaya Riga, BNS, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

The National Radio and Television Council issued a licence to a new satellite TV channel “The First Baltic Channel.” The majority of programmes will be the programmes produced in Russia and in Russian, however, some of the programmes will be produced by independent producers and will be aired in Latvian.

The National Radio and Television Council issued a licence to a new satellite TV channel The First Baltic Channel. The majority of programmes will be the programmes produced in Russia and in Russian, however, some of the programmes will be produced by independent producers and will be aired in Latvian. Vesti Segodnya