The announcement of a general and permanent ceasefire by ETA has been greeted with widespread scepticism by many in Spain and the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has said the announcement by the separatist group does not go far enough.
ETA ceasefire announcement viewed as ‘insufficient’
The Minister of Development and Deputy Secretary General of PSOE, José Blanco, has been the first member of the Government to comment on the ETA ceasefire announcement, saying that there was ‘nothing positive’ in the statement.
ETA declares ceasefire
In a video obtained by the BBC in the UK, the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA has announced a ceasefire. The Spanish government is still analysing the announcement and the situation.