Spain 's interior minister says there is still work to do to prevent future terrorism . He said ETA had been defeated `` by the tireless and unstoppable work of the police and the civil guard '' and that as a result it had been forced to declare an end to violence without achieving a single one of its aims . It has announced a ` ` definitive cessation of its armed activity '' Listed as a terror organization by the U.S. and European Union , it is blamed for hundreds of deaths . It has been fighting for an independent Basque Country in favor of Spain and France .
Spain 's interior minister says there is still work to do to prevent future terrorism . It has announced a ` ` definitive cessation of its armed activity '' Listed as a terror organization by the U.S. and European Union , it is blamed for hundreds of deaths . It has been fighting for an independent Basque Country in favor of Spain and France .