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.

• Chas features an interview with a member of the EU Parliaments faction Greens / European Free Alliance Miroslav Mitrofanov
• Head of the Naturalisation Board: carelessness towards the naturalisation process is disrespect towards oneself and Latvia
• Criminal case of Aivars Garda and Liga Muzikante on instigation of ethnic hatred forwarded to the court

Member of the EU Parliament’s faction “Greens / European Free Alliance” Miroslavs Mitrofanovs in an interview with

Member of the EU Parliaments faction Greens / European Free Alliance Miroslavs Mitrofanovs in an interview with Chas stated that all EU residents are equal before law and have rights to work and education: Race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation – none of these aspects cannot be the ground for exclusion. Miroslav Mitrofanov also stated that he supports the suggestion to introduce the principle of positive discrimination in EU legislation, which would provide that ethnic composition of staff in state institutions should correspond to ethnic composition of a country.

The Head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane in an interview with

The Head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane in an interview with Chas argued that the number of attempts to pass naturalisation exams should be limited to three times: I believe three attempts are enough to pass the exams at any age… Applicants should attend preparatory courses more actively... Carelessness towards the naturalisation process is disrespect towards oneself and Latvia! While the head of the NGO Prata Speks Igors Kuzmuks argues that the state should promote Latvian language learning more actively. Chas

On 28 April, the Prosecutor’s Office forwarded a criminal case of the leader of the national radical organisation Latvian National Front Aivars Garda and the editor of the radical newspaper

On 28 April, the Prosecutors Office forwarded a criminal case of the leader of the national radical organisation Latvian National Front Aivars Garda and the editor of the radical newspaper DDD Liga Muzikante for alleged instigation to ethnic hatred in two articles published in 2005 to the Riga Regional Court. Chas, Vesti Segodnya