Abstract
Although it can be confirmed that EU accession had a positive effect on CEE's economic performance, consolidation of democracy, and improvement of institutions and governance, it is impossible to measure exactly how much it contributed. Furthermore, while preparing for EU accession in 2004, the economic, democratic, and institutional achievements of the eight CEE countries were evident, but once they joined the EU, there were many cases that showed a downward trend by issue and period. This fact shows that in order to join the EU, efforts have been made to comply with the conditions for joining the EU in almost all fields, including domestic politics, economy, and society, but after joining the EU, there is no longer any monitoring or encouragement of internal reform and improvement This meant that there was no outside force to do. From this point of view, sustained performance and development after integration requires an internal drive and another type of monitoring and incentives to encourage continuous reform.
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