speech decrying a "dictatorship of mediocrity" in the academy, while Globus columnist Boris Dežulović satirized the institution as an "academy of stupidity and obedience". Dr. Vladimir Paar and others defended the academy's decision, averring that it did take pains to include accomplished scientists but that, since Dr. Radman's work has mostly taken place outside Croatia, it was appropriate that he remain a corresponding rather than a full member of the academy. Nenad Ban, a distinguished molecular biologist from ETH Zurich and a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is only a corresponding member of HAZU. Ivan Đikić, a molecular biologist working at the Goethe University Frankfurt, and also a member of Leopoldina since 2010, has not been able to join HAZU even as a corresponding member, despite being the most cited Croatian scientist, with more citations than the academy's 18-member Department of Medical Sciences combined. From 2005 to 2007, the Department of Philological Sciences at the academy released several declarations on the linguistic situation in Croatia, which were criticised for being nationalistically motivated rather than linguistically based. In May 2022, the academy published a document outlining conditions for Bosnia and Herzegovina's entry into the European Union, calling for a third Croat entity to be implemented in the country due to the rising challenges faced by Croats from "Serbian secessionist and Bosniak unitarist" policies. It also proposed conditions to be fulfilled by Serbia and Montenegro before they joined the EU. It has been criticized by analysts for its ethno-nationalist and political nature and has drawn comparisons to the controversial SANU memorandum. See also Matica hrvatska Notes and references External links Zakon o Hrvatskoj akademiji znanosti i umjetnosti Intelektualna krema pred vratima HAZU-a VIJENAC 80 - Svjeza krv u Akademiji Academy of Sciences and Arts Academy of Sciences and Arts 1866 establishments in Croatia Buildings and structures in Zagreb Donji grad, Zagreb National academies of sciences National academies of arts and humanities Arts in Croatia Academy of Sciences and Arts Members of the International Council for Science Arts organizations established in 1866 Scientific organizations established in 1866 1866 establishments in the Austrian Empire Romanesque Revival architecture Academy of Sciences and Arts