According to Paragraph 55 of the European Parliament resolution on regional integration in the western Balkans ( B6-0094/2005 /rev.), the 'EU should encourage and support all governments in the region to prepare EU-compatible provisional National Development Plans similar to the one Turkey has prepared in order to build institutional absorption capacity for future EU assistance, especially in the areas of rural, infrastructure and human resources development' despite their status as official or potential candidate countries.
According to Paragraph 55 of the European Parliament resolution on regional integration in the western Balkans ( B6-0094/2005 /rev.), the 'EU should encourage and support all governments in the region to prepare EU-compatible provisional National Development Plans similar to the one Turkey has prepared in order to build institutional absorption capacity for future EU assistance, especially in the areas of rural, infrastructure and human resources development' despite their status as official or potential candidate countries.