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.

• State Language Centre is planning to check the status of state language in the national football team
• Academic Juris Rozenvalds: giving political rights to Latvian non-citizens would solve ethnic problems in Latvia

The State Language Centre is planning to check the status of state language in the national football team of Latvia. The scandal around the football team arouse after statements of one of the players to a newspaper that he does not see necessity to speak Latvian in Latvia because it is possible to communicate in different languages living in this country. The State Language Centre (SLC) already initiated an administrative case for conducting a press conference before the game of national team in Russian language without provision of translation into Latvian. According to representative of the SLC Antons Kursitis, players of the national team represent the state on the high level, so they should comply with the requirement to be proficient in state language on the highest category. Chas, Latvijas Avize, Diena, Vesti Segodnya

Academician Juris Rozenvalds believes admission of non-citizens to political participation would be the best solution of ethnic problems in Latvia. According to Mr Rozenvalds, to allow non-citizens to submit proposals and petitions to the Parliament and to vote in the municipal elections would be a wise and farsighted step. Mr Rozenvalds as an example mentions Estonia which has granted non-citizens voting right at the local level and this step decreased escalation of ethnic tensions and led to more constructive dialogue. Vesti Segodnya