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.

• Riga City Council announced a grant competition for society integration projects
• Andrejs Berdnikovs: compromise regarding status of Russian language in Latvian has to be found

The Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council has announced a grant competition on society integration for NGOs. The grant will be allocated to the projects in the field of civil participation and mutual co-operation development, promotion of social integration and tolerance and elimination of all kind of discrimination.  Latvijas Avize

Latvijas Avize prints an interview with a member of a party For Native Language, political scientist Andrejs Berdnikovs. Mr Berdnikovs believes that Russian language in Latvia should be granted a status other than “foreign language”. Mr Berdnikovs agrees that the majority of Latvian citizens stated their will at the referendum that they do not want Russian language to be the state language, but still a large number of citizens also stated they do not agree with the current status of Russian in Latvia. Thus, it is important to consider how to balance the two opinions. Regarding to the idea of Latgale region’s autonomy raised by the Party for Native Language and its leader Vladimirs Limndermans, Mr Berdnikovs said the aim of the idea is to draw closer attention to Latgale region which is the poorest region in the country.