• Latvijas Avize reports on three options for re-organisation of Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration
• FHRUL appealed to the Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis asking to explain reasons for widening the list of post and professions required for higher level of Latvian language proficiency

Latvijas Avize reports that the governing coalition’s parties have decided to re-organise the Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration. Currently, the Secretariat in co-operation with the State Chancellery, the Ministry of Finances and the Ministry of Justice is elaborating three re-organisation options. According to the first option, the Secretariat remains, however, number of its staff workers would be reduced and issues concerning discrimination and social integration assigned to the Ministry of Welfare. The second option envisages merger of the Secretariat with the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs and establishment of a state agency which would foresee granting funds to NGOs. According the third option, the Secretariat’s tasks and staff workers would be split between the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs and the Ministry of Justice.

The Saeima’s faction For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) has appealed to the Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis asking to explain reasons for widening the list of posts and professions required for higher level of Latvian language proficiency. As reported, according to the new regulations, the list of posts and professions expanded from 48 to 1200. Chas