2nd Preparatory Meeting of the 24th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum

Good governance in the OSCE area – reinforcing security and stability through co-operation - is the theme of the 2016 OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. During the two-day meeting participants will discuss various issues related to the need of good governance as a basis for business growth and favourable investment climate. The Forum Meeting will also evaluate aspects of good migration governance to support stable economic development in countries of origin, transit and destination.

The Second Preparatory Meeting of the Forum will take place on 19-20 May 2016 in Berlin and will focus on various aspects of good governance in economic development:

• Good governance as a prerequisite for sustainable economic development and enhanced stability and security
• Impact of transparency, accountability and good governance on investment climate and competitiveness
• Assessing the inter-linkages between trade facilitation and economic development
• Compliance with international money laundering and terrorism financing standards as a basis for creating an attractive business and investment climate
• The role of the private sector in strengthening good governance and fighting corruption
• Fostering regional economic connectivity through creating adequate transport and logistics infrastructure
• Good migration governance and its contribution to economic growth, stability and security as well as the contribution of migrant workers to economic development, stability and security through circular and return migration

​The Economic and Environmental Forum is the main annual event in the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Dimension. The Forum process provides a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue, by bringing together officials from the 57 OSCE participating States and 11 OSCE Partner for Co-operation countries, high-level representatives from international organizations, as well as from the civil society, the academic and the business community.

Its main objective is to stimulate deeper political dialogue, and generate commitments and recommendations for concrete activities to assist countries in dealing with economic and environmental aspects of security.

The First Preparatory Meeting of the Forum took place in Vienna, on 25-26 January 2016. The Concluding Meeting is scheduled for 14-16 September 2016 in Prague and will build upon the results of its two Preparatory Meetings.

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