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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Latvian media reports on meeting against education reform

Latvian media reports on meeting against education reform

Eizenija Aldermane, the Head of Naturalisation Board, about the naturalisation process after Latvia’s EU membership

Eizenija Aldermane, the Head of Naturalisation Board, about the naturalisation process after Latvias EU membership

Chas

reports about the visit to Daugavpils of Gunter Verheugen, the Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Commission

Vesti Segodnya

about the situation of non-citizens after Latvias EU membership About 4,000 people attended the meeting against the education reform yesterday, report all newspapers except

About 4,000 people attended the meeting against the education reform yesterday, report all newspapers except Vesti Segodnya, which estimates the number of participants at 10,000. At the meeting MP Jakov Pliner invited the Ministry of Education and Science to allow schools to freely choose the language of education. Rigas Balss features an article by Arnis Kluinis, who claims that only politicians and Russian-language newspapers in Latvia are interested in the continued existence of the Russian language and Russian community in Latvia. Russian-language newspapers report that teachers have received warnings that they may lose their jobs if they take part in this meeting. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Rigas Balss, Vechernaya Riga, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Chas

Eizenija Aldermane, the Head of Naturalisation Board, predicts that after Latvias EU accession non-citizens will be more active in the naturalisation process, because the citizenship of Latvia then will be a citizenship of EU.

Rigas Balss

Chas

reports about the visit to Daugavpils of Gunter Verheugen, the Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Commission, writing that the Commissioner is convinced that the city is a model of multicultural Europe. He said that Latvia has met all the requirements of EC, including observing the rights of ethnic minorities. reports about the visit to Daugavpils of Gunter Verheugen, the Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Commission, writing that the Commissioner is convinced that the city is a model of multicultural Europe. He said that Latvia has met all the requirements of EC, including observing the rights of ethnic minorities.

Vesti Segodnya

features an article about the situation of non-citizens after Latvias EU membership, quoting the opinion of Finlands Euro-sceptics that EU will not advocate the rights of the ethnic minorities of Latvia. features an article about the situation of non-citizens after Latvia’s EU membership, quoting the opinion of Finland’s Euro-sceptics that EU will not advocate the rights of the ethnic minorities of Latvia.