The long awaited ceasefire with the Basque separtist group ETA has everyone assuming a plan of action, no matter how cautious.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero did not say if or when he would start talking with ETA.
Justice Minister Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar said the truce would not alter the way courts dealt with ETA.
While pro-government newspaper El Pais hailed yesterday's declaration of a permanent ceasefire as "an unprecedented opportunity", other commentators warned it could be another false dawn.