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.

• “Movement of 13 January” renamed it self as the party “For Native Language”
• EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs: Latvia does not have problems with shortcut of labour force

A political party “Movement of 13 January” renamed itself as the party “For Native Language”. The party’s board’s members are Vladimirs Lindermans, Jevgenijs Osipovs and Illarion Girs known as initiators of the referendum on granting Russian language the status of state language in Latvia. The party plans to take part in the municipal elections in 2013, to support collection of signatures for granting citizenship to Latvian non-citizens, and an initiative on dissolution of the Parliament. Vesti Segodnya

The EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs believes Latvia does not have a problem of labour force shortage as longs as the level of unemployment is around 11% in the country. Overall, the Commissioner thinks that Latvia most likely could expect influx of immigrants from Middle Asia and Caucasus rather than from the south of Europe. Vesti Segodnya