Ana Brnabic
People walk in an empty street in downtown Rome, Monday, March 15, 2021. Half of Italy's regions have gone into the strictest form of lockdown in a bid to curb the latest spike in coronavirus infections that have brought COVID-19 hospital admissions beyond manageable thresholds. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges

By Frances D'emilio Mar. 15, 2021 10:44 AM EDT

A police officer patrols in the Chatelet area amidst the new coronavirus pandemic, in Paris, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Mexico's president knocks US over vaccines

By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

A medical worker wearing protective gear, waits for patients to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Vaccinations started from a batch of 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines donated by neighboring Serbia. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)
Western Balkan countries to tighten virus rules amid surge

By Jovana Gec Mar. 10, 2021 10:51 AM EST

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, left, arrives at a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Ana Brnabic at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Babis is on a one-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Czech PM views Serbia's mass vaccination campaign

Feb. 10, 2021 08:54 AM EST

In this picture taken on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, health workers wheel out a patient from an ambulance, at the entrance of the University Clinic complex in Skopje, North Macedonia. When thousands of people across the European Union simultaneously began rolling up their sleeves last month to get a coronavirus vaccination shot, one corner of the continent was left behind, feeling isolated and abandoned: the Balkans. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe

By Sabina Niksic And Dusan Stojanovic Jan. 06, 2021 03:18 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 file photo, Ana Brnabic speaks during the fourth EU-Arab World Summit in Athens. Serbia’s prime minister-designate said Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 her new government will be pro-European but will also maintain “friendly’’ relations with Russia and China. Ana Brnabic made the comments in an address to parliament, which is to approve Serbia’s new government dominated by allies of autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file)
Serbia's PM: gov't to be pro-EU keeping Russia, China ties

Oct. 28, 2020 10:17 AM EDT

Two American Medical Response ambulances arrive at Canyon Creek Memory Care Community in Billings, Mont. on Thursday, July 9, 2020. There have been multiple deaths related to a COVID-19 outbreak at the center, which declined the state's offer for no-cost testing for the respiratory virus. (Mike Clark/The Billings Gazette via AP)
The Latest: Arizona extends pandemic moratorium on evictions

By The Associated Press Jul. 16, 2020 02:52 AM EDT

A street vendor holds Serbian flags during a protest in front Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Serbia's authorities on Thursday banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the capital Belgrade after two nights of violent clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting coronavirus lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbia bans mass gatherings after virus lockdown protests

By Jovana Gec And Dusan Stojanovic Jul. 09, 2020 05:09 AM EDT

A policeman secures an area at the base camp of Amarnath Yatra in Jammu, India, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Thousands of pilgrims annually visit the remote Himalayan shrine of Amarnath to worship an icy stalagmite representing Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. The pilgrimage will be conducted in a staggered manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with not more than 500 pilgrims allowed to visit the shrine daily. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Europe fears complacency; virus hits 'full speed' in Africa

By Jovana Gec And Geir Moulson Jul. 09, 2020 03:30 AM EDT

Protesters run from tear gas in front of Serbian parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Thousands of people protested the Serbian president's announcement that a lockdown will be reintroduced after the Balkan country reported its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus Tuesday. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbs storm parliament after virus lockdown announced

By Dusan Stojanovic Jul. 07, 2020 12:57 PM EDT