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Adria or Eastern Adria is a region in Europe.
Ethymology
[edit]The name is derived from the Adriatic Sea, which is to the west of the region. The term is meant to replace the more geo-political term Western Balkans and the historical term Ex-Yugoslavia.[1]
Location
[edit]The region is located on the western coast of the Balkans, east of the Adriatic Sea and emcompasses Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.[2][3][4][5]
In Culture
[edit]The name is mostly used in television programming, such as the program X Factor Adria or TV channels such as Adria TV or MTV Adria, or in business, such as with the service provider Adria Telekom.
References
[edit]- ↑ Martin Šolar (3 November 2015). "Adria region: A world undiscovered". WMF. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Borojević Šoštarić, Sibila; Giannakopoulou, Stavroula; Adam, Katerina; Mileusnić, Marta (2022). "The future of mining in the Adria region: current status, SWOT and Gap analysis of the mineral sector". Geologia Croatica (75). Croatian Geological Society; Croatian Geological Survey: 317–334. doi:10.4154/gc.2022.26. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "First step towards regional platform for the Western Balkans for Chapter 27". WMF. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Adria & Western Balkan". Artera Public Affairs.
- ↑ Christoph Zöpel (March 2018). "The Future of 20 Million People in the Six Western Balkan States. A Key Question for Europe's Geopolitical Future" (PDF). p. 1.