Sydeuropas

Sydeuropas is a term used in speculative discourse to denote a hypothetical southern European cultural-geographic sphere or political bloc. It is not an officially recognized region. The concept has appeared in academic essays on regional integration, as well as in speculative fiction exploring post-EU geopolitics. The name combines elements of "south" and "Europe," signaling a southern European core with potential ties to western Asia via the Mediterranean.

Geography and scope are variable in usage. Depending on the source, Sydeuropas may cover the southern half of Europe from the Iberian Peninsula through Italy, the Balkans, and Greece, with some renderings extending toward coastal Anatolia or other Mediterranean peripheries. In many descriptions, it is treated as a cultural zone defined by shared Mediterranean climates, maritime links, and long-standing exchange networks that cross linguistic and national boundaries.

Economy and society within the concept are similarly diverse. Fictional and academic variants often depict Sydeuropas as having diversified economies driven by tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and logistics. Populations are imagined as multilingual and culturally interconnected, with common culinary, artistic, and historical threads that reinforce regional identity across national borders.

Governance is typically described in speculative terms. Some portray Sydeuropas as a loose confederation or federation with regional autonomy, a coordinated single market, and a cooperative security or defense framework. In most usages, the term remains hypothetical and serves as a tool for exploring ideas about regionalism, identity, and future European arrangements.

Origin and usage: The term first appears in late 20th or early 21st-century theoretical discussions about new regionalisms, and later recurs in science fiction and scenario planning. It has no formal political status or universal definition.

See also: Europe, regionalism, Mediterranean Union, speculative fiction. References: limited to scholarly essays and fictional works where the term is employed.