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.

15 March, 2010

• President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers retuned the draft amendments to the Immigration Law on back to the Saeima
• Speaker of the Saeima Gundars Daudze: government will not take part in the 16 March events

The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers retuned the draft amendments to the Immigration Law on granting residence permits to foreign investors for the repeated revision to the Saeima. According to the President, the state security bodies warned him about risk of influx to Latvia of unwanted persons and cash of unknown origin.

The President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers retuned the draft amendments to the Immigration Law on granting residence permits to foreign investors for the repeated revision to the Saeima. According to the President, the state security bodies warned him about risk of influx to Latvia of unwanted persons and cash of unknown origin. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Neatkariga

The Speaker of the Saeima Gundars Daudze in an interview with

The Speaker of the Saeima Gundars Daudze in an interview with Vesti Segodnya states that representatives of the government will not take part in the 16 March events. At the same time, Mr. Daudze considers that despite the fact that 16 March is unofficial commemoration day of Latvian Waffen SS legionnaires it is not right to forbid persons who want to commemorate their comrades and relatives on this day to do it.