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The process of dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early
1990s was characterized by the independence of the republics of Croatia and Slovenia,
followed afterwards by Macedonia. However, the independence of the Macedonian republic
started a dispute with Greece because of the use of the name Macedonia, which is also the
name of the Greek northern province. Thereby, due to a Greek pressure together with the
international community, the Republic of Macedonia had to be officially called as the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and the negotiations towards its accession into the
EU and the NATO had been hindered by Greece until the Macedonian name dispute be
resolved. In June 2018 the two countries signed an agreement near to the Prespa Lake in
order to put a stop in almost thirty years of controversy. Nevertheless, each country has to
negotiate with their respective domestic groups the agreement’s ratification, otherwise the
dispute will remain without resolution. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to focus on
the negotiations between FYROM and Greece in favor of resolving the Macedonian name
dispute, and to analyze the importance of domestic groups to reach this objective. A
qualitative methodology is employed for this research, making use of bibliographic research
based on books, articles, theses, online newspapers, critical analysis and interviews. The use
of the Two-level Game Theory as a theoretical framework is fundamental for a better
understanding of the negotiations regarding the name dispute. Lastly, the research concludes
that the Prespa Agreement ensures the Hellenic and Macedonian identity, culture and history,
besides highlighting the challenges that the two parties still have to face.
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Domestic Groups Greece Macedonia Macedonian Name Dispute Prespa Agreement Two-Level Game Theory