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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• Three ruling parties ask the party New Era to nominate another candidate to the post of Prime Minister
• Experts of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee meet with the Latvian officials and NGO representatives
• Integration experts about Euro-skepticism of Riga and Latgale residents
• Alfreds Rubiks, the leader of the Socialist Party questions the results of the referendum
• The letter of M. Bekasov from the Socialist Party about minority discrimination has not attracted the attention of the European Parliament
• Representatives of the Headquarters for the Defense of Russian Schools are visiting the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• The first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia suggests the grater consideration should be given by Russia to the use of economic sanctions to other states as a means of ensuring the observance of human rights of compatriots
• The decision of the Supreme Court to deprive a Latvian citizen of the right to Latvian citizenship

Yesterday three ruling parties, the Latvia’s First party, the Union of Greens and Farmers and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK, sent an open letter to the party New Era, asking to nominate another person as Prime Minister because they cannot continue working in a government headed by Einars Repse.

Yesterday three ruling parties, the Latvias First party, the Union of Greens and Farmers and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK, sent an open letter to the party New Era, asking to nominate another person as Prime Minister because they cannot continue working in a government headed by Einars Repse. Diena, Neatkariga Rita Avize, Lauku Avize, Rigas Balss, Telegraf, VechernayaRiga, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

Newspapers report about the meeting of experts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee with Latvian officials and representatives of NGOs where the issues of naturalization, education reform, and the implementation of international recommendations on the elimination of racial discrimination were discussed. Experts also visited a Russian language school to observe bilingual education in practice.

Newspapers report about the meeting of experts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee with Latvian officials and representatives of NGOs where the issues of naturalization, education reform, and the implementation of international recommendations on the elimination of racial discrimination were discussed. Experts also visited a Russian language school to observe bilingual education in practice. Lauku Avize, Chas, Diena, Vesti Segodnya

Diena features opinions of experts in the field of social integration commenting on the negative attitude of the Riga and Latgale residents towards Latvias accession to the EU. Several experts hold the opinion that these attitudes are connected more with socio-economic than ethnic factors and highlight the need to conduct research on the reasons for No vote.

Alfreds Rubiks, the leader of the Socialist Party has decided to turn to the Constitutional Court, to question the results of the referendum about Latvia’s Accession to the EU. According to him, the referendum was not legitimate because one fourth of Latvia’s inhabitants have no opportunity to voice their opinion, as they have no voting rights. In the case of a negative decision of the Constitutional Court, Alfred Rubiks is also planning to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.

Alfreds Rubiks, the leader of the Socialist Party has decided to turn to the Constitutional Court, to question the results of the referendum about Latvias Accession to the EU. According to him, the referendum was not legitimate because one fourth of Latvias inhabitants have no opportunity to voice their opinion, as they have no voting rights. In the case of a negative decision of the Constitutional Court, Alfred Rubiks is also planning to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. Telegraf, Vesti Segodnya, Chas

The letter of M. Bekasov (Latvian Socialist party), informing about the discrimination of minorities in Latvia, has not attracted the attention of MPs of European Parliament. M.Bekasov points to the discrimination of Russian-speakers in the field of education, naturalization and voting rights. According to Per Stenmark, deputy of the European Parliament, the EU and the OSCE have monitored human rights in Latvia for a long time, and that Latvia has fulfilled all requirements.

The letter of M. Bekasov (Latvian Socialist party), informing about the discrimination of minorities in Latvia, has not attracted the attention of MPs of European Parliament. M.Bekasov points to the discrimination of Russian-speakers in the field of education, naturalization and voting rights. According to Per Stenmark, deputy of the European Parliament, the EU and the OSCE have monitored human rights in Latvia for a long time, and that Latvia has fulfilled all requirements. Lauku Avize

The delegation from the Headquarters for the Defense of Russian Schools, consisting of 30 representatives, including the winners of a student competition on caricatures and drawings against the education reform, will visit the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to inform them of the dissatisfaction within the Russian language community with the education reform.

The delegation from the Headquarters for the Defense of Russian Schools, consisting of 30 representatives, including the winners of a student competition on caricatures and drawings against the education reform, will visit the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to inform them of the dissatisfaction within the Russian language community with the education reform. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

Eleonora Mitrofanova, the first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia suggests the grater consideration should be given by Russia to the use of economic sanctions to other states as a means of ensuring the observance of human rights of compatriots abroad.

Eleonora Mitrofanova, the first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia suggests the grater consideration should be given by Russia to the use of economic sanctions to other states as a means of ensuring the observance of human rights of compatriots abroad. Neatkariga Rita Avize, Lauku Avize, Vesti Segodnya

The Supreme Court has decided to deprive an Armenian businessman of the Latvian citizenship. The businessman failed to disclose the fact that he already held Armenian citizenship when applying for Latvian citizenship.

The Supreme Court has decided to deprive an Armenian businessman of the Latvian citizenship. The businessman failed to disclose the fact that he already held Armenian citizenship when applying for Latvian citizenship. Rigas Balss