Move to Scotland ends exile for Catalonian education minister
A FORMER member of Catalonia’s regional government has relocated to Scotland from self-imposed exile in Belgium.
Clara Ponsati revealed on social media she has returned to working at the University of St Andrews, where she is listed as a professor at its school of economics and finance.
The Catalan former education minister had been in Belgium since fleeing Spain along with ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont and three other former cabinet members following an unsuccessful bid to declare independence from Spain last year. She is said to face arrest if she returns to Spain.
A post on Ponsati’s Twitter account said: “The Catalan exile arrives in United Kingdom: enjoying my freedom of movement as a European citizen, this week I’ve reinstated at the University of St Andrews.” A university spokesman said: “We are delighted she has recently returned to her research work.”