Former member of the Catalan Government returns to Scotland for work
A former member of Catalonia's regional government has relocated to the UK from her self-imposed exile in Belgium.
Clara Ponsati revealed on social media that she has returned to working at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
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 in October, AP reported.
She and the others are said to face arrest if they return to Spain.
A post on Ms Ponsati's Twitter account, translated from her native language, 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.
It also included what appeared to be a picture of the surrounding coastline.
Former SNP MSP and Scottish Parliament presiding officer Tricia Marwick tweeted: 'Welcome @ClaraPonsati. You have many Friends in Scotland.'
An entry on the university's website currently lists Ms Ponsati as a professor at its School of Economics and Finance.
A spokesman for the University of St Andrews, said: 'Professor Clara Ponsati was granted a sabbatical from her post as a senior academic in the School of Economics and Finance to serve as a minister in the Generalitat de Catalunya.
'We are delighted that she has recently returned to her research work at St Andrews.'