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.

• MP Boriss Cilevics: nationalists want to introduce the principle “ethnic Latvian is always right”

The MP Boriss Cilevics (Concord Centre) criticizes the draft amendments to the Labour Law forbidding the employers to demand potential employees for foreign language proficiency unless those are necessary for work duties. Mr Cilevics believes that instead of the principle “costumer is always right” the authors of the draft amendments want to introduce the principle “ethnic Latvian is always right” no matter whether ethnic Latvian is a costumer or, for instance, a waiter. Well known Latvian journalist Karlis Streips also stated that sometimes domination of Latvian language is pushed to an absurd extreme, especially what concerns provision of information for tourists. Chas