Tokom svoje trodnevne posjete Turskoj, koja je okončana u subotu (12. april), predsjednik Evropske komisije (EK) Jose Manuel Barroso kritizirao je sudski postupak za ukidanje vladajuće stranke s islamističkim korijenima, Partije pravde i razvoja (AKP), te je pozvao vrhovni sud Turske da u izricanju presude u obzir uzme evropske standarde.
During his three-day visit to Turkey, which ended on Saturday (April 12th), European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso criticised the closure case filed against the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and urged Turkey's highest court to consider European standards in rendering judgment.