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.

• President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed the Law on Ratification of the Border Agreement between Latvia and Russia
• Chas reports on closure of Russian language classes in a secondary school in Aluksne
• Head of the Citizenship Law Implementation Committee Peteris Tabuns: those non-citizens who have received citizenship to gain benefits are disloyal towards Latvia
• Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins: Naturalisation Board and the State Language Centre might be re-organised
• Diena: implementation of the European Commissions proposal on special work permits for highly qualified guest workers from non-EU states will not cause large influx of labour force into Latvia

Yesterday, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed the Law on Ratification of the Border Agreement between Latvia and Russia. The Border Agreement will come into force after both countries exchange ratification documents.

Yesterday, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed the Law on Ratification of the Border Agreement between Latvia and Russia. The Border Agreement will come into force after both countries exchange ratification documents. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, Latvijas Avize, NRA

Chas reports on closure of Russian language classes in a secondary school in Aluksne (town in the North-eastern part of Latvia) due to the luck of pupils. According to the newspaper, parents of Russian speaking children complain that their children have to study in classes with Latvian language of instructions because they have no other options.

In an interview with

In an interview with Vesti Segodnya, the Head of the Citizenship Law Implementation Committee, MP Peteris Tabuns (FF/LNIM) has stated that those non-citizens who have received citizenship to gain benefits are disloyal towards Latvia. Peteris Tabuns considers that naturalisation examination is too simple and must be complicated. Mr. Tabuns also categorically objected against influx of immigrants to Latvia.

Latvijas Avize reports that the Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins has stated that the Naturalisation Board and the State Language Centre might be re-organised if the merger of both institutions fails.

According to

According to Diena, implementation of the European Commissions proposal on special work permits for highly qualified guest workers from non-EU states will not cause large influx of labour force into Latvia due to the low wages and reserved attitude of society. In an interview with the newspaper, the General Director of the Employers Confederation of Latvia Elina Egle has stated that for foreign specialists Latvia is not as attractive as countries with more open social policy. However, academician Mihails Hazans believes that such work permits might attract to Latvia specialists from Eastern European countries.