EASTERN, central and southern Europe is bearing the brunt of the Russian gas-export crisis. with Slovakia even declaring a state of emergency.

GREECE: Ministers in Athens said its supply from Russian pipelines dried up at midnight. As it remains reliant on Azerbaijan exports through Turkey, it is calling for increased seaborne deliveries of liquefied natural gas from Algeria. Turkey said its own supplies from Ukraine had been cut.

CROATIA: Zagreb said deliveries of Russian gas today had been stopped.

BULGARIA: officials in Sofia said supplies via the Ukraine have halted, comments echoed by Macedonia.

POLAND: Deliveries via Ukraine were sharply lower on Tuesday, according to Warsaw's deputy economy minister.

CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAKIA: Gas supplies to both countries dropped significantly overnight.

HUNGARY: While supplies are said to be down significantly, energy suppliers said there is no need for consumer restrictions as yet.

AUSTRIA: The country's main oil and gas group OMV said Russian gas flows had dropped 90% but said it is using its natural gas reserves to cover the shortfall

ROMANIA: State-controlled Transgaz said Russian supplies to the Black Sea state have been cut by 75%.

ITALY: Rome said Russian supplies are decreasing but it is making up any shortfall from pipelined deliveries from northern Europe.

GERMANY: Berlin said the crisis has as yet not strained gas supplies though the country's equivalent of the CBI warned preparation should be made for import shortfalls.

FRANCE: state-controlled GdF Suez said deliveries are as yet unaffected.