As of today, ETA officially announced it has called a “definitive cessation” to its campaign of bombings and shootings after 50 years of activity.
View the video of the declaration (you can choose the language in Euskara, Spanish, French or English) here:
Looks like it.
In a historic step, the armed Basque separatist group Eta [Euskadi Ta Askatasuna] is this week expected to announce a definitive end to more than four decades of violence, according to sources close to the negotiations.
Read these articles on the subject:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/1015/1224305819542.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/16/eta-end-violence-basque-spain
SORTU means “to Create” in Euskara, the basque language.
The political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA requested Wednesday to register an official political party, which if approved would allow it to field candidates in May elections.
read more about it here (seattle times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014172153_apeuspainbasques.html