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.

• European Commission's Representative in Russia supports integration of Russian-speakers in the Baltic States
• Government will not review the draft amendments to the Law on Higher Education Establishments

The Representative of the European Commission in Russia Mark Franko considers that problems of Russian-speaking residents in Latvia and Estonia are about to be solved. “As far as I know, the number of non-citizens decreases. It shows that integration goes on and we support it,” said Mark Franko.

The Representative of the European Commission in Russia Mark Franko considers that problems of Russian-speaking residents in Latvia and Estonia are about to be solved. As far as I know, the number of non-citizens decreases. It shows that integration goes on and we support it, said Mark Franko. Vesti Segodnya

The government will not review the draft amendments to the Law on Higher Education Establishments. The draft amendments would provide that Latvian is the only official language of instruction in private universities. The deputy of the Harmony Center Boris Cilevich stated that if the draft amendments were approved they would breach the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which provides that national minorities have the right to establish and organize their private educational institutions.

The government will not review the draft amendments to the Law on Higher Education Establishments. The draft amendments would provide that Latvian is the only official language of instruction in private universities. The deputy of the Harmony Center Boris Cilevich stated that if the draft amendments were approved they would breach the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which provides that national minorities have the right to establish and organize their private educational institutions. Vesti Segodnya