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.

• Administrative Court shall re-open the Slivenkos case
• Exhibition about Latvias occupation planned in Brussels
• Riga City Council and the Orthodox Church of Latvia will collaborate in the area of social integration
• New weekly internet media Dialogi.lv has been launched
• Interview with the head of the National Programmes for Latvian Language Training Daugavpils regional centre Silva Kucina
• Newspapers continue to write about a camp for young people who are against the education reform
• Riga City Council will evaluate anew the possibility to authorise protest actions against the education reform
• Interview with a doctor and a participant of the protest action against the education reform in Strasbourg Maksims Margolins

On the basis of the judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights, yesterday the Administrative Case Department of the Senate of the Latvian Supreme Court took the decision that the Latvian Administrative Court has to re-open the case of the Slivenko and define how the ECHR’s ruling will be implemented. The ECHR ruled that Latvia has violated the right of the Slivenko to privacy and has to pay for non-pecuniary damages, however, the ECHR did not provide specific methods how Latvia should implement the ruling.

On the basis of the judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights, yesterday the Administrative Case Department of the Senate of the Latvian Supreme Court took the decision that the Latvian Administrative Court has to re-open the case of the Slivenko and define how the ECHRs ruling will be implemented. The ECHR ruled that Latvia has violated the right of the Slivenko to privacy and has to pay for non-pecuniary damages, however, the ECHR did not provide specific methods how Latvia should implement the ruling. Diena, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks plans to meet the administration of the Latvia’s Occupation Museum to discuss the opening of an exhibition about Latvia’s occupation in Brussels. Artis Pabriks regards the explanation of the history of Latvia to members of the European Parliament as one of the main duties of Latvian MPs. According to the Minister, the lack of appropriate assessment and discussion on the consequences of Latvia’s occupation among international actors leads to many problems in the foreign policy of Latvia.

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks plans to meet the administration of the Latvias Occupation Museum to discuss the opening of an exhibition about Latvias occupation in Brussels. Artis Pabriks regards the explanation of the history of Latvia to members of the European Parliament as one of the main duties of Latvian MPs. According to the Minister, the lack of appropriate assessment and discussion on the consequences of Latvias occupation among international actors leads to many problems in the foreign policy of Latvia. Rigas Balss, Chas

The Riga City Council and the Orthodox Church of Latvia will collaborate in the area of social integration, agreed the Head of Riga City Council’s Development Committee Andris Ameriks, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church Aleksandrs and the parliamentary secretary of the Special Tasks Minister’s for Society Integration Secretariat Aleksandrs Brandavs.

The Riga City Council and the Orthodox Church of Latvia will collaborate in the area of social integration, agreed the Head of Riga City Councils Development Committee Andris Ameriks, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church Aleksandrs and the parliamentary secretary of the Special Tasks Ministers for Society Integration Secretariat Aleksandrs Brandavs. Latvijas Avize, Telegraf

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The public policy portal politika.lv reports that today a new weekly internet portal www.dialogi.lv is launched. The new portal provides information in Latvian, Russian and English. The majority of its publications (articles, interviews, commentaries and critiques) will be offered simultaneously in two languages - Latvian and Russian. Daily pres reviews of the Russian language mass media will be published in Latvian, but the reviews of the Latvian language mass media – in the Russian language.

Latvijas Avize features an interview with the head of Daugavpils regional centre of the National Programme for Latvian Language Training Silva Kucina about the Latvian language courses provided by the Centre in the city. According to Silva Kucina, the largest amount of money has been allotted to the Latvian language courses for teachers.

Newspapers continue to write about the camp for young people who are against the education reform. Leaders of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools explain that the camp offered lectures on the history of the Russian community in Latvia and organised discussions about activities necessary to bring in equality between the Russian and Latvian communities. The organisers of the camp refused to name the sponsors of the camp.

Newspapers continue to write about the camp for young people who are against the education reform. Leaders of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools explain that the camp offered lectures on the history of the Russian community in Latvia and organised discussions about activities necessary to bring in equality between the Russian and Latvian communities. The organisers of the camp refused to name the sponsors of the camp. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya, Chas

The Riga City Council will re-evaluate the petition to authorise protest actions against the education reform, planned by the union For Human Rights in the United Latvia.

The Riga City Council will re-evaluate the petition to authorise protest actions against the education reform, planned by the union For Human Rights in the United Latvia. Latvijas Avize

Vesti Segodnya features an interview with doctor and participant of the protest action against the education reform in Strasbourg Maksims Margolins. According to the Maksims Margolins, there is no necessity for the education reform because Russian-speaking youth already know the Latvian language very well and do not experience any difficulties to enter higher education institutions where studies are conducted only in Latvian.