This crisis affected the European Union's Eastern Member States particularly badly, as they remained completely isolated from Western Europe and, unlike other EU Member States, did not have the opportunity to choose alternative modes of transport.
Această criză a afectat în mod deosebit statele membre estice ale Uniunii Europene, deoarece acestea au rămas complet izolate de Europa de Vest şi, spre deosebire de alte state membre ale UE, nu au avut ocazia de a alege mijloace alternative de transport.