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.

• Concord Centre prepared the draft amendments stipulating possibility to communicate with municipal institution in Russian language
• MP Romualds Razuks: consolidation of the society could be promoted by inclusion of ethnic non-Latvians in the government
• Head of the Latvian Socialist Party Alfreds Rubiks does not support granting Russian language status of official in Latvia

The Saeima’s faction of the Concord Centre (CC) prepared the draft amendments to the State Language Law stipulating possibility to communicate with municipal institutions in Russian language. According to a representative of the CC, MP Valerijs Agesins, such rules would apply to these municipalities where there is clear demand for such opportunity, for instance in Riga and Daugavpils (city in the Eastern part of Latvia).

The Saeimas faction of the Concord Centre (CC) prepared the draft amendments to the State Language Law stipulating possibility to communicate with municipal institutions in Russian language. According to a representative of the CC, MP Valerijs Agesins, such rules would apply to these municipalities where there is clear demand for such opportunity, for instance in Riga and Daugavpils (city in the Eastern part of Latvia). Chas, Vesti Segodnya

In an interview with

In an interview with Chas, the head of the Saeimas Foreign Affairs Committee, MP Romualds Razuks (Zatlers Reforms Party) states that the consolidation of the society could be promoted by inclusion of ethnic non-Latvians in the governing coalition. According to Mr Razuks, the Concord Centre as a party representing ethnic minorities had to be included in the government in order to share the responsibility over situation in the country. Mr Razuks believes that Latvian language has such a big meaning for ethnic Latvians because it is their core value and indicates their culture and beliefs.

Head of the Latvian Socialist Party Alfreds Rubiks does not support the collection of signatures in support of granting Russian language status of official in Latvia. Mr Rubiks believes that such initiative is condemned to failure from the start and that it deepens the split in the society.  Mr Rubiks believes that Russian could be granted status of official regional language or ethnic minorities’ language.

Head of the Latvian Socialist Party Alfreds Rubiks does not support the collection of signatures in support of granting Russian language status of official in Latvia. Mr Rubiks believes that such initiative is condemned to failure from the start and that it deepens the split in the society. Mr Rubiks believes that Russian could be granted status of official regional language or ethnic minorities language. Vesti Segodnya