PORTUGAL IS STILL AN ELDORADO FOR FRENCH PENSIONERS

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">French retirees still love Portugal <&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p><strong>The<&sol;strong> <strong>2019 list of the best countries to retire in&amp;comma; compiled by retraite sans frontières&amp;period; If Portugal seems indestructible&amp;comma; the top 10 holds a few surprises&amp;period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>For the&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;fifth consecutive year&amp;comma; <strong>Portugal<&sol;strong> tops the list of foreign retirement paradises&amp;period; followed by neighboring Spain&amp;period; followed by three non-European countries &amp;colon; Morocco&amp;comma; Thailand and Mauritius&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The advantages of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;portobeautiful&period;com" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"portugal &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;">Portugal<&sol;a> for senior citizens are numerous&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;"&amp;comma; notes Paul Delahoutre&amp;comma; the manager of this website specializing in retirement abroad&amp;period; "&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;In addition to its mild climate&amp;comma; it is easily accessible from France&amp;comma; poses no particular security concerns and is a culturally close country&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Without on the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;regime-fiscal-du-resident-non-habituel&sol;">RNH status<&sol;a>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;lpar;non-habitual resident&amp;rpar;&amp;comma; which&amp;comma; since 2013&amp;comma; allows European pensioners to settle in Portugal and benefit from preferential treatment&amp;period; Ten years tax exemption on their pensions&amp;comma; if these are paid by private pension schemes&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Ranking of countries where it's good to retire for French retirees<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<table class&equals;"wp-block-table has-subtle-pale-blue-background-color has-background is-style-stripes"><tbody><tr><td>RANK<&sol;td><td>COUNTRY<&sol;td><td>OUR SUR 100<&sol;td><td>HIGHLIGHTS<&sol;td><td>WEAKNESSES<&sol;td><td>PROGRESSION <&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>1<&sol;td><td>PORTUGAL <&sol;td><td>65&amp;period;25<&sol;td><td>ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY<&sol;td><td>real estate prices<&sol;td><td><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>2<&sol;td><td>SPAIN<&sol;td><td>63&amp;period;6<&sol;td><td>ACCESSIBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE<&sol;td><td>COST OF LIVING AND REAL ESTATE PRICES<&sol;td><td>&amp;plus;2<&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>3<&sol;td><td>MOROCCO<&sol;td><td>63&amp;period;4<&sol;td><td>CLIMATE AND ACCESSIBILITY<&sol;td><td>SAFETY AND MEDICAL CARE<&sol;td><td>-1<&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>4<&sol;td><td>THAILAND<&sol;td><td>63&amp;period;15<&sol;td><td>real estate prices and the cost of living <&sol;td><td>ACCESSIBILITY AND CLIMATE<&sol;td><td>-1<&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>5<&sol;td><td>MAURICE<&sol;td><td>61&amp;period;75<&sol;td><td>SAFETY AND NATURAL HERITAGE <&sol;td><td>ACCESSIBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE<&sol;td><td><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>6<&sol;td><td>GREECE<&sol;td><td>61&amp;period;55<&sol;td><td>CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LEISURE<&sol;td><td>COST OF LIVING AND INTEGRATION <&sol;td><td>&amp;plus;1<&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>7<&sol;td><td>ITALY<&sol;td><td>61&amp;period;35<&sol;td><td>INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESSIBILITY<&sol;td><td>REAL ESTATE PRICES AND COST OF LIVING<&sol;td><td>-1<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Italy&amp;comma; beware of the trap<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Nor is Italy one of the countries for French retirees, especially those in search of savings&amp;period; "&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;The cost of living there is scarcely lower than in France&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;"&amp;comma; notes Paul Delahoutre&amp;period; The country has certainly been much in the news at the start of 2019&amp;period; Due to a new tax measure introduced and aimed at attracting foreign retirees&amp;period; A taxation of <strong>pensions up to 7 &amp;percnt;<&sol;strong>&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Make no mistake&amp;comma; under the terms of the bilateral tax treaty signed with Italy&amp;comma; pensions paid by compulsory French pension schemes remain taxed by France&amp;comma; not by Italy&amp;comma; they are therefore not affected by these 7 &amp;percnt;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;"&amp;period; In the end&amp;comma; the peninsula therefore takes only seventh place in this ranking&amp;comma; which has existed since 2011&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-dots"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon;center" class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Discover our books dedicated to expatriation in Portugal <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products is-hidden-price is-hidden-button">&amp;lbrack;products limit&amp;equals; "3&amp;Prime&amp;semi; columns&amp;equals; "3&amp;Prime&amp;semi; orderby&amp;equals; "date " order&amp;equals; "DESC " ids&amp;equals; "4573&amp;comma;4371&amp;comma;4368&amp;Prime&amp;semi;&amp;rsqb;<&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;