Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont announces he will return to Spain by Thursday
Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 01:47s - Published
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont announces he will return to Spain by Thursday
The former MEP faces immediate arrest if he returns to the country he fled in October 2017 to avoid prison, three days after the failed Catalan declaration of independence.
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