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.

• Central Statistical Bureau will try to include questions on ethnic belonging and native language in the next census
• For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM offered cooperation memorandum to the radical nationalist party All for Latvia!
• Government appointed new head of the State Language Centre

Representatives of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) at the meeting with the Saeima’s faction For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM stated the CSB will try to include questions on ethnic belonging and native language in the next census. Due to cut of funding for the census, the CSB prepared two variations of the census questionnaires. The short and the cheapest version includes only questions set obligatory by the EU regulations and it excludes questions on ethnicity and language. The next census in Latvia will be held in 2011.

Representatives of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) at the meeting with the Saeimas faction For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM stated the CSB will try to include questions on ethnic belonging and native language in the next census. Due to cut of funding for the census, the CSB prepared two variations of the census questionnaires. The short and the cheapest version includes only questions set obligatory by the EU regulations and it excludes questions on ethnicity and language. The next census in Latvia will be held in 2011. Latvijas Avize

Diena reports that the right wing party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM offered cooperation memorandum to the radical nationalist party All for Latvia! The leader of All for Latvia! Raivis Dzintars believes that principles of cooperation offered by For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM are aimed at strengthening Latvia as a nation state and therefore are appropriate for the party All for Latvia!. Raivis Dzintars considers that the number of cooperation partners should be wider and include the New Era, the Civic Union and the Society for Different Politics.

The Government appointed Maris Baltins (ex-head of the Translation and Terminology Centre) as the new head of the State Language Centre. Mr.Baltins considers that control on usage of state language should be continued despite shortage of state funding.

The Government appointed Maris Baltins (ex-head of the Translation and Terminology Centre) as the new head of the State Language Centre. Mr.Baltins considers that control on usage of state language should be continued despite shortage of state funding. Latvijas Avize