Basque militant group ETA is set to disarm by the 8 of April, according to Txetx Etcheverry, an activist with ties to the group.

The militants announced a permanent cease-fire back in 2011, Spanish and French governments have so far refused to take part. Disarmament, if completed, would primarily be a symbolic step, given that the reduced arsenal in the hands of the militants and the repeated police operations that have meanwhile weakened ETA even more.

"If the French government doesn't ta...