How the Russia-Ukraine gas crisis hit Europe on Sunday:
AUSTRIA: Austria could go for another three months without Russian supplies, as it was able to import gas from Germany to top up its reserves, Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner said.
BULGARIA: Bulgaria was considering restarting two nuclear reactors at its Kozloduy plant to make up for gas shortages. The European Union, which ordered the reactors shut in 2006, was unlikely to agree but Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov argued that it could agree to a temporary resumption. More than 6,000 people rallied in Sofia to demand the re-opening of the reactors.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech Industry Minister Martin Riman warned that if Russian gas supplies did not resume soon, "there will be a total crash in the confidence of E.U. consumers, citizens and the enterprise." Riman, whose country holds the E.U. presidency, said he was "slightly optimistic" that the new Russia-Ukraine deal would work.
CROATIA: Algeria could start supplying Croatia with gas, Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec announced late Saturday with a meeting to be held next week. Polancec said Croatia had enough reserves for at least 13 to 14 days. It is already getting extra supplies from German, French and Italian companies. Restrictions remain on industrial consumers but deliveries to households, hospitals and schools were normal.
SERBIA: Serbia will import some 25,000 tons of fuel to keep heating plants running, after they switched from gas due to the halt in Russian supplies. Deliveries began on Saturday, with 1,000 tons of fuel expected to arrive every day. Some heating plants still had reserves for 15-20 days but others only had enough fuel for five days, officials said.
SLOVAKIA: The Czech Republic started gas deliveries to Slovakia in a so-called reverse flow from west to east, whereas gas usually travels in the other direction from Russia. The short-term contract will last until the end of January. But if Russian gas deliveries resume, Slovakia will switch back to normal deliveries, the economy minister said. Eleven-day-old restrictions for gas use by companies were also to be lifted on Monday.