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.

• Diena features the response of the US Ambassador to Latvia to the article about intolerance and racism in Latvia by the Integration Minister
• Chas reports on the conference ‘Russian-speakers in the EU: Formation of the Civil Society

Diena publishes the response of the US Ambassador to Latvia Catherine Todd Bailey to the article about racism and intolerance in Latvia by Ainars Latkovskis, Minister for Social Integration Affairs, printed in the yesterdays Diena. The Ambassador welcomes the Ministers article and notes that recent allegedly racially motivated attacks place the Latvian society in a negative light. The Ambassador stresses that all members of society, including and first of all the government and law enforcement authorities, are responsible for dealing with those who call to hate ‘others.

Chas continues featuring the conference ‘Russian-speakers in the EU: Formation of the Civil Society held in Brussels on 16 and 17 June. Members of the conference established the Federation of the EU Russian Parties and the non-governmental organisation European Russian Alliance. According to the newspaper, the main goal of the Federation is to achieve the situation when all Russian-speakers living in the EU member states should have the rights of EU citizens.