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.

• First 100 days of Indulis Emsiss government
• Interview with the Minister for Education and Science Juris Radzevics
• About Latvia joining the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research
• Today European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will announce its judgement in the case of Tatjana Zdanoka
• About alleged attempts of the Russian-language schools to get rid of the Latvian language teachers
• New publications of the Naturalisation Board
• Critical article about restrictive for non-citizens amendments to the Law on Aviation

Newspapers feature articles about performance of the government of Indulis Emsis during its first 100 days. Journalists predict that Saeima will not support requested resignation of the government today, because People’s Party is willing to grant more time to Indulis Emsis to ensure the right-wing majority in the government, and the People’s Harmony Party has decided to continue supporting the government at least until September. Journalist of

Newspapers feature articles about performance of the government of Indulis Emsis during its first 100 days. Journalists predict that Saeima will not support requested resignation of the government today, because Peoples Party is willing to grant more time to Indulis Emsis to ensure the right-wing majority in the government, and the Peoples Harmony Party has decided to continue supporting the government at least until September. Journalist of Vesti Segodnya Abiks Elkins, evaluating work of the Secretariat of the Special Tasks Minister for Society Integration, concludes that it has actively worked on diminishing ethnic tensions in the society. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Rigas Balss, Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf

Latvijas Vestnesis features an interview with Minister for Education and Science Juris Radzevics, who believes that there are many unused opportunities for improving the implementation process of the education reform within the framework of the present Law on Education.

Newspapers continue to write about Latvia becoming a full-fledged member of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. Latvia has already drawn up a plan of specific measures in the areas of education and research, including, for example, preparation of a new teaching aid about the Holocaust for schools, and research on the Holocaust victims. A new webpage

Newspapers continue to write about Latvia becoming a full-fledged member of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. Latvia has already drawn up a plan of specific measures in the areas of education and research, including, for example, preparation of a new teaching aid about the Holocaust for schools, and research on the Holocaust victims. A new webpage www.jews.lvprovides information about Jews in Latvia in both Latvian and English languages. Diena, Latvijas Vestnesis, Vesti Segodnya, Chas, Telegraf

Today European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will announce its judgement in the case of Tatjana Zdanoka. Tatjana Zdanoka applied to the ECHR, claiming that her voting rights and freedom of speech and association have been violated, when she was prohibited to stand as a candidate for Saeima elections in 1997, because of her membership in the Communist Party after January 13, 1991.

Today European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will announce its judgement in the case of Tatjana Zdanoka. Tatjana Zdanoka applied to the ECHR,claiming that her voting rights and freedom of speech and association have been violated, when she was prohibited to stand as a candidate for Saeima elections in 1997, because of her membership in the Communist Party after January 13, 1991. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Chas writes about statement of the official of the Ministry of Education and Science Arija Berzina that several directors of the Russian-language schools allegedly attempt to get rid of the Latvian language teachers. According to Arija Berzina, ministry has received a letter from two Latvian language teachers of Riga Secondary School Nr. 34, whose contract has been terminated allegedly because of the Education State Inspection recommendation. Arija Berzina insists that no such recommendations have been given by the inspection to the directors of the schools. Deputy Director of the school Natalija Suslova denies reproaches, saying that teachers education qualifications do not correspond to the subject they are teaching. According to the Latvian legislation, teachers having, for example, qualification of a foreign language teacher, would not be able to teach Latvian language from the 1 September 2004.

Naturalisation Board published a Terminology Dictionary for the Latvian Language Proficiency Examination and a Handbook for the Language Tests Authors.

Naturalisation Board published a Terminology Dictionary for the Latvian Language Proficiency Examination and a Handbook for the Language Tests Authors. Latvijas Vestnesis, Vesti Segodnya

Vesti Segodnya features a critical article about amendments to the Law on Aviation, supported by the Saeima Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee. The amendments stipulate that all crewmembers of the aircrafts registered in Latvia should be Latvian citizens.