Development agencies in the context of the principle of subsidiarity in European Union and European Union financial aids

After European Community, had been founded, it was declared that in community, there were some social and economic disparities between both member nations and districts. In the union all the members must have the same standard of development level. For this reason with this intelligence the union helped and supported to the less developed countries and regions. In addition, to the countries which are in the candidate statute for the union, all these aids have been given to have harmony with the other developed members easily after they had joined the union. This was necessary to minimize all the differences in the countries of the EU. Turkey has also been being benefited from these supporting aiding activities because of its candidate country statute.In the process of entering EU, Turkey has started to practice a new application by leaving existing regional development incentive system. This new approach is based on the Regional Development Agencies which are imposed to the EU candidate countries by the EU. Regional Development Agencies was established in our country by the name of ?Development Agencies? with the admission of law number 5449. The aim of the law was expressed ?accelerating the regional development in line with the principles and policies foreseen in the national development plan and programmes, ensuring its maintainability, reducing the interregional and regional gaps of development by ensuring the appropriate and active use of sources and activating the local potency?. In the following period, Cukurova Development Agency and Izmir Development Agencies and its region was established as pilot scheme. And today, twenty six development agencies have been established and continue their activities.At this work, the prospect of EU subsidiarity principle from the point of the importance attached to local and regional stewardship, the financial aids of European Union and monetary relations between Turkey and EU are mentioned briefly together with the development agencies as part of EU regional policy.Key Words: Principle of Subsidiarity, Local and Regional Administration, EU Financial Aid, EU Regional Policy, Development Agencies