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.

Press Report

Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and People's Party's factions on Monday confirmed their different position regarding the most essential articles of the Language Law. However, the parties will continue consultations on Tuesday. Saeima's Committee on Education hopes for the support of the New Party in the vote for the law. Diena also runs the text of Articles 11 and 21 as supported by FF/LNNK and People's Party and Latvia's Way.

Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and People's Party's factions on Monday confirmed their different position regarding the most essential articles of the Language Law. However, the parties will continue consultations on Tuesday. Saeima's Committee on Education hopes for the support of the New Party in the vote for the law. Diena also runs the text of Articles 11 and 21 as supported by FF/LNNK and People's Party and Latvia's Way. Diena, Neatkariga, Chas

Results of a survey compiled by the European Integration Office say that there is a stable support for Latvia's integration into EU and it is considerably bigger than in Estonia and Lithuania: 50% in Latvia said they will vote for joining the EU, 38% in Estonia and 30% in Lithuania.

Results of a survey compiled by the European Integration Office say that there is a stable support for Latvia's integration into EU and it is considerably bigger than in Estonia and Lithuania: 50% in Latvia said they will vote for joining the EU, 38% in Estonia and 30% in Lithuania. Diena, Neatkariga

Foreign Ministers of the EU member states yesterday in Brussels confirmed that EU accession negotiations will be started with 6 more candidate countries.

Foreign Ministers of the EU member states yesterday in Brussels confirmed that EU accession negotiations will be started with 6 more candidate countries. Neatkariga, Diena

Experts state that joining the EU for Latvia will bring principal changes in Latvia's constitutional and judicial sytem. These issues were discussed in an international conference on the Latvian Constitution and the EU legal system that was opened last week in Riga.

Experts state that joining the EU for Latvia will bring principal changes in Latvia's constitutional and judicial sytem. These issues were discussed in an international conference on the Latvian Constitution and the EU legal system that was opened last week in Riga. Diena

Diena runs an opinion by a politologist Ivars Indans on the importance of society integration in Latvia's development.

Yesterday, Riga District Court started the trial in the criminal case against the red partisan Vasily Kononov who is accused of killing 9 people during the WW2 in Ludza district. Otside the court building there were 2 different groups of rallyers: in support of Kononovs and people against him.

Yesterday, Riga District Court started the trial in the criminal case against the red partisan Vasily Kononov who is accused of killing 9 people during the WW2 in Ludza district. Otside the court building there were 2 different groups of rallyers: in support of Kononovs and people against him. Diena, Chas, Vesti

Vesti and Panorama Latvii run an announcement of the movement Equality asking people to come to a rally by the Saeima building on December 9 against passing the Language Law.

Panorama Latvii runs an interview with an MP and lawyer of the Latvian Human Rights Committee Yuri Sokolovsky about the situation with the old USSR passports and the approaching deadline for exchanging them for the Latvian non-citizen passports.

Latvijas Vestnesis runs the text of the interview with Andris Skele on Latvian Radio that took place Dec. 3. Answering one question Skele says that more and more non-ÄŽatvian parents send their children to Latvian schools and in general people in Latvia understand that knowing the language gives them more carrier opportunities.

Latvijas Vestnesis runs the text of the draft Language Law as prepared by the responsible Saeima's Commission for the vote on Dec. 9.