Toni Comín walks back to Catalonia, marking his exile-to-return journey

Toni Comín, a former health minister of the Catalan government, arrived in Catalonia on Sunday following a nine-year exile in Belgium. He walked the border route from the French lighthouse at Cerbère to Portbou, joined by roughly a hundred supporters, including members of Junts per Catalunya and allies from Moviment d'Esquerres. At the Coll de Belitres, a symbolic spot marking the frontier, he gave a speech praising the collective victory of the independence cause and emphasizing that exile was essential for securing amnesty.

He reiterated the need to continue the push for independence, calling it a just and possible goal despite the high price. Although he can now take up his role as a europarliamentarian, he still faces investigations stemming from two complaints filed by JxCat advisers concerning alleged harassment during his prior mandate.