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

• Latvia will receive 1,3 million Lats from the EU for ethnic and social integration

• Lidztiesiba
will continue to participate in activities against the education reform

• Plans to establish information centre on the culture of national minorities

• Latvian Social Democratic Workers Partys intends to increase cooperation with Peoples Harmony Party and Latvian Democratic Party

• The widow of the Roma man in the policemen-case receives telephone threats

Diena

reports that Society Integration Foundation organised a seminar in Rezekne on how to apply for the EU funding for projects. This year Latvia will receive 1,3 million Lats from EU for ethnic and social integration. The funding is divided in two categories: the development of civic society (520 000 lats) and the promotion of society integration (837 000 lats). reports that Society Integration Foundation organised a seminar in Rezekne on how to apply for the EU funding for projects. This year Latvia will receive 1,3 million Lats from EU for ethnic and social integration. The funding is divided in two categories: the development of civic society (520 000 lats) and the promotion of society integration (837 000 lats). Political party

Political party Lidztiesiba is not planning any activities regarding the referendum on Latvias accession to the EU, nevertheless leader of this party Tatjana Zdanoka informed that party will continue to participate in minority school activities against the education reform. Diena

Telegraf

informs that from 1 January 2004 the Secretariat of Special Task Minister for Social Integration Affairs is planning to establish an information centre on the culture of national minorities. The centre will be responsible for finding and distributing funding for the national minority NGOs. According to the Secretariat five employees and 90 000 Lats will be necessary to establish the centre. informs that from 1 January 2004 the Secretariat of Special Task Minister for Social Integration Affairs is planning to establish an information centre on the culture of national minorities. The centre will be responsible for finding and distributing funding for the national minority NGOs. According to the Secretariat five employees and 90 000 Lats will be necessary to establish the centre. Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party’s director general Janis Dinevics informed that the party intends to cooperate more closely with the People’s Harmony Party and the Latvian Democratic Party. All three parties are planning to sign a memorandum asking to defer the education reform to 2007 as it is in Estonia, to provide the opportunities to acquire education not only in the state language and to ratify the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

Latvian Social Democratic Workers Partys director general Janis Dinevics informed that the party intends to cooperate more closely with the Peoples Harmony Party and the Latvian Democratic Party. All three parties are planning to sign a memorandum asking to defer the education reform to 2007 as it is in Estonia, to provide the opportunities to acquire education not only in the state language and to ratify the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Telegraf, Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Rigas Balss

Vechernaya Riga

and and ChasChas reports that the widow of the Roma man of the so-called policemen case (4 policemen beat a Roma man who later died) has been receiving anonymous threatening telephone calls after the ruling freeing the policemen, therefore in the appeal she is asking not only for punishment of the responsible policemen but also to find the individuals who are menacing her. reports that the widow of the Roma man of the so-called policemen case (4 policemen beat a Roma man who later died) has been receiving anonymous threatening telephone calls after the ruling freeing the policemen, therefore in the appeal she is asking not only for punishment of the responsible policemen but also to find the individuals who are menacing her.