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.

• Valdis Zatlers: Latvia needs full-fledged citizens

In the interview with the Latvian Radio, the President of Latvia, Valdis Zatlers has stated that he does not endorse the proposal of the Latvian Human Rights Committee to grant Latvia’s non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Valdis Zatlers believes that Latvia needs full-fledged citizens, while granting partial rights to non-citizens would not solve the problem of non-citizenship.

In the interview with the Latvian Radio, the President of Latvia, Valdis Zatlers has stated that he does not endorse the proposal of the Latvian Human Rights Committee to grant Latvias non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Valdis Zatlers believes that Latvia needs full-fledged citizens, while granting partial rights to non-citizens would not solve the problem of non-citizenship. Chas, Latvijas Avize, Telegraf, Vesti Segodnya