Portugal has seen its conservative government deposed by a coalition of left-wing parties, including communists. An upheaval that will not call into question the scheme enjoyed by European pensioners.

According to the latest edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on public revenues, published on Thursday December 3, France is the country with the second-highest rate of compulsory deductions.

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According to a report by Portugal's association of estate agents, one in five homes was sold to a foreigner in 2014. While the Chinese clientele is declining, the number of French people settling here has exploded.