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This article was originally published on July 16th in Het Laatste Nieuws, a Dutch-language newspaper that is now the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium. The lovely couple you see pictured below are Paul Maeyens and Ellen Besard, both 58, at their second home in Crete. They are from Deinze, East Flanders. Het Laatste reporters met with Paul and Ellen to learn more about their long-cherised dream of buying a second home in Crete. “Buying a Home in Crete was not always the plan,” admit Paul and Ellen. 6 years ago, they invested in a second home in Crete for retirement, choosing a site in the south of Crete which is quieter and more green when compared to Crete's big cities. The villa they chose is impressively long, at 25 meters, with expansive views of the natural scenery and of the Mediterranean Sea.

Former President Barack Obama visited famous actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson on the island of Antiparos earlier this week. Obama's touched down on a private flight to the island of Paros. Former President Obama did not come without an entourage - Supposedly, he was accompanied by 35 security personnel.  The Civil Aviation Authority, the Police and the Coast Guard were busy preparing in Athens and Paros.

Greek inflation slowed to 2.8% in May 2023 compared from 3.0% in April 2023, 4.6% in March 2023, and 11.3% in May 2022. This is according to a statement by the Hellenic Statistical Authority. The drop between April and May of 2023 reflects a rapid fall in energy prices. Namely, prices fell in natural gas (49.6%), electricity (24.1%), heating oil (20.7%), other fuels (16.8%) and telephone services (2.2%).