Greek prime minister prepares last-ditch offer to avoid default on debts

Flurry of behind-the-scenes negotiations before European Union summit on Monday that could decide Greece's fate

The race to save Greece from economic collapse has intensified as the country's beleaguered leader conducted a flurry of behind-the-scenes negotiations before an EU summit on Monday that is expected to decide the country's fate.

Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister, met senior officials on Saturday in an attempt to devise a package of reforms that would secure emergency funds and avoid the nation defaulting on its massive debts. It will be the third such proposal that Athens has made to its creditors in as many weeks.

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