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.

• Newspapers report about the last day of the 3-day visit of the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Knut Vollebaek to Latvia

Newspapers widely report about the last day of the 3-day visit of the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Knut Vollebaek to Latvia. In the final press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the High Commissioner underlined that Latvia was moving in the right direction in the field of integration, but highlighted the large number of non-citizens as the biggest problem. Mr Vollebaek expressed support for proposals put forward by the State President Zatlers that non-citizen children be granted citizenship automatically. He urged the authorities to grant non-citizens the right to vote in the municipal elections. The High Commissioner also questioned the high Latvian language proficiency requirements for various professions in the private sector, and criticised the initiative by the nationalists' party All for Latvia!/Fatherland and Freedom advocating for gradual transfer of all schools to the Latvian language instruction only.

Newspapers widely report about the last day of the 3-day visit of the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Knut Vollebaek to Latvia. In the final press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the High Commissioner underlined that Latvia was moving in the right direction in the field of integration, but highlighted the large number of non-citizens as the biggest problem. Mr Vollebaek expressed support for proposals put forward by the State President Zatlers that non-citizen children be granted citizenship automatically. He urged the authorities to grant non-citizens the right to vote in the municipal elections. The High Commissioner also questioned the high Latvian language proficiency requirements for various professions in the private sector, and criticised the initiative by the nationalists' party All for Latvia!/Fatherland and Freedom advocating for gradual transfer of all schools to the Latvian language instruction only. Telegraf, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize