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.

• Dienas experiment: none of the enterprises and institutions force phone callers to speak state language
• Presidents Advisory Committee on ethnic Minorities conducted its first meeting
• Nationalists union proposes to deprive a deputies mandate of those MPs who signed for the initiative to grant Russian status of state language in Latvia

Diena conducted an experiment trying to find out what languages private enterprises, state and municipal institutions use in communication with clients by phone. The newspaper called different enterprises and institutions asking questions in Latvian or Russian language. The newspaper concluded that none of the enterprises and institutions force callers to speak state language. According to the experiment, the majority of representatives of enterprises or institutions answer the phone call in the language the calling person speaks. Diena also notes that some representatives of the private enterprises continue to speak Russian to the caller even if the questions were asked in Latvian.

Yesterday, the President’s Advisory Committee on ethnic Minorities conducted its first meeting with the new President of Latvia Andris Berzins. The main discussion issue of the meeting was the consolidation of the society. The members of the Committee proposed the President to initiate high level discussions on ethnic minority languages in Latvia. The members of the Committee did not support the idea to grant Russian language the status of state language in Latvia, but considered that granting Russian language status of minority language should be discussed.

Yesterday, the Presidents Advisory Committee on ethnic Minorities conducted its first meeting with the new President of Latvia Andris Berzins. The main discussion issue of the meeting was the consolidation of the society. The members of the Committee proposed the President to initiate high level discussions on ethnic minority languages in Latvia. The members of the Committee did not support the idea to grant Russian language the status of state language in Latvia, but considered that granting Russian language status of minority language should be discussed. Latvijas Avize. Vesti Segodnya

The nationalists’ union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM proposes to deprive a deputies mandate of those MPs who signed for the initiative to grant Russian language status of a state language in Latvia. The nationalists’ union believes that by such action MPs broke the deputy’s oath.

The nationalists union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM proposes to deprive a deputies mandate of those MPs who signed for the initiative to grant Russian language status of a state language in Latvia. The nationalists union believes that by such action MPs broke the deputys oath. Vesti Segodnya