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.

• Speaker of the Saeima Solvita Aboltina does not support the transition of all kindergartens in Latvia solely to the Latvian language
• Chas: telecommunication company IZZI communicates to its clients only in Latvian
• Saeima refused proposal by the nationalists union to revoke legal provisions stipulating easier procedure on granting residence permit in Latvia for large foreign investors

The Speaker of the Saeima Solvita Aboltina in an interview with

The Speaker of the Saeima Solvita Aboltina in an interview with Telegraf states that she does not support the transition of all kindergartens in Latvia solely to the Latvian language. Ms Aboltina believes that it would be more useful to improve Latvian language instruction. She also believes that no special state program on Latvian language training is needed because the language should be simply learned.

Chas reports about a complaint of a resident about a private telecommunication company IZZI which has changed its language policy and now communicates to its clients only in Latvian language. In a reply to a complaint, the company states that the state language in Latvia is Latvian and therefore communication with clients takes place in the state language and if the client does not understand something s/he can use an interpreter.

Yesterday the Saeima turned down the proposal of the nationalists’ union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM to revoke the legal provisions in the Immigration Law stipulating easier procedure on granting residence permit in Latvia for large foreign investors and foreigners who own expensive real estate in Latvia. The nationalists’ union submitted the proposals despite the fact that all others coalition partners did not support it.

Yesterday the Saeima turned down the proposal of the nationalists union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM to revoke the legal provisions in the Immigration Law stipulating easier procedure on granting residence permit in Latvia for large foreign investors and foreigners who own expensive real estate in Latvia. The nationalists union submitted the proposals despite the fact that all others coalition partners did not support it. Chas