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

Valentins Kokalis, chairman of the board of the oil transit company LatRosTrans, the political competitor to the Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs, is sure about Lembergs' connection to staging the pedofilia scandal explaining it iby the considerable amount of funding transferred by Ventspils companies to Social Democtrats as well as the producer of Nedela TV program Edvins Inkens.

Valentins Kokalis, chairman of the board of the oil transit company LatRosTrans, the political competitor to the Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs, is sure about Lembergs' connection to staging the pedofilia scandal explaining it iby the considerable amount of funding transferred by Ventspils companies to Social Democtrats as well as the producer of Nedela TV program Edvins Inkens.

The newly formed Daugavpils City Party has announced its readiness to collect signatures in support of granting non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections.

The newly formed Daugavpils City Party has announced its readiness to collect signatures in support of granting non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Diena

Neatkariga writes about the clash between the state institutions issuing person's identity documents where names are written according to the rules of the Latvian language and people who want the name to be spelt as they want.

Analysts of the Jamestown Foundation in their research point out the attempts of russification carried out by Russia in CIS and Baltic countries. The research refers to the Russian Cabinet meeting on February 3 when Vladimir Putin called to carry out activities in order to "create a favorable linguistic environment for our compatriates in CIS and the Baltics".

Analysts of the Jamestown Foundation in their research point out the attempts of russification carried out by Russia in CIS and Baltic countries. The research refers to the Russian Cabinet meeting on February 3 when Vladimir Putin called to carry out activities in order to "create a favorable linguistic environment for our compatriates in CIS and the Baltics". Neatkariga

The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has published unpleasant facts about the tender announced for making the identity documents and passports. A Finnish company Setec has won the tender 2 times, on the second time 11 members of the 12-person commission recognized the Finnish offer as the best. However, the Latvian government did not accept ordering the passports in Finland. The article also speaks about the conditions around dismissal of the former head of the Latvian DCMA Ints Zitars.

The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has published unpleasant facts about the tender announced for making the identity documents and passports. A Finnish company Setec has won the tender 2 times, on the second time 11 members of the 12-person commission recognized the Finnish offer as the best. However, the Latvian government did not accept ordering the passports in Finland. The article also speaks about the conditions around dismissal of the former head of the Latvian DCMA Ints Zitars. Neatkariga

Chas, PL, Vesti

inform the Russian citizens residing in Latvia about the places where they can vote in the Russian presidential elections.