For many Eastern Europeans, 1 January 2008 brought with it a four-fold price rise in visas for travel to neighbouring countries, thus drawing down a financial curtain in Europe.
Paljude idaeurooplaste jaoks tõi 1. jaanuar 2008 endaga kaasa naaberriikidesse reisimiseks vajalike viisade tasu neljakordse tõusu, tõmmates niimoodi ette Euroopa rahalise eesriide.