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• Cabinet of Ministers repeatedly did not support the draft amendments stipulating lower state language proficiency requirements for firemen and border guards
• Latvian Ambassador to Russia Andris Teikmanis: cancelling Russian visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens would decrease their motivation for naturalisation
• Chas reports about an action in support of a report which will be prepared by the European Parliament on problems of Latvian non-citizens

Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers repeatedly did not support the draft amendments prepared by the Ministry of Interior stipulating lower state language proficiency requirements for firemen and border guards. The Ministry of Interior proposed to soften language requirements for those firemen and border guards whose work does not include communication and registration of documents.

Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers repeatedly did not support the draft amendments prepared by the Ministry of Interior stipulating lower state language proficiency requirements for firemen and border guards. The Ministry of Interior proposed to soften language requirements for those firemen and border guards whose work does not include communication and registration of documents. Vesti Segodnya

The Latvian Ambassador to Russia Andris Teikmanis has stated that cancelling Russian visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens would decrease their motivation for naturalisation and acquisition of Latvian citizenship.

The Latvian Ambassador to Russia Andris Teikmanis has stated that cancelling Russian visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens would decrease their motivation for naturalisation and acquisition of Latvian citizenship. Chas, Telegraf

Chas reports about an action in support of a report which will be prepared by the European Parliament (EP) on problems of Latvian non-citizens. The aim of the action is to provide support for the report from all groups of the EP. As reported, decision to prepare such report was made by the Committee on Petitions of the EP as a reaction to the petition signed by Latvian residents on granting non-citizens voting rights in municipal and the EP elections.