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.

• Government coalition will be established by the Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and the union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia!
• Representative of the State Language Centre Antons Kursitis: Russian language hinders economic development of in Latvia

Yesterday, the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (member of the elections winner party the Unity) stated that the government coalition will be established by the Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and the union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia! Mr. Dombroskis also stated that the Concord Centre (CC) was never offered to take part in the new government coalition. Earlier it was reported that the Unity offered the CC co-operation agreement and post of one of the ministers. According to Mr. Dombrovskis, the CC was offered only co-operation with the new government. Representatives of the CC, in their turn, stated that they will never co-operate with the government on unequal conditions. Chas, Diena, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize, Telegraf

According a representative of the State Language Centre Antons Kursitis, Russian language hinders economic development in Latvia. Mr. Kursitis believes that ethnic Latvians living in regions cannot come to Riga and to develop economics because they are not proficient in Russian but almost all employers demand for it. Vesti Segodnya