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		</div><p>Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has reinforced his diplomatic offensive to try to convince European creditors to pay out the bailout loans the country needs to avoid default.</p>
<p>The creditors have made it clear that Greece has to improve its offer of economic reforms before they release €7.2bn the country needs to pay debts due at the end of the month.</p>
<p>Mr Tsipras had a short meeting with EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and another with German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande that lasted into the early hours. He plans to continue talks with Mr Juncker later.</p>
<p>“We decided to intensify the effort to bridge the remaining differences and proceed – I think will proceed – to a solution,” Mr Tsipras said after the talks.</p>
<p>The discussions came after the European Commission said the offers made by Greece last week were still not good enough to unlock the bailout funds.</p>
<p>“For this final push, the commission is of the view that the ball is clearly now in the court of the Greek government,” commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said.</p>
<p>With the onus firmly on Greece and options increasingly limited, Standard &; Poor’s in New York downgraded Greece’s credit rating one notch further into junk territory, saying it is likely the country will default on its commercial debt within a year if it cannot strike a deal with creditors.</p>
<p>The ratings agency said Greece has shown it is giving higher priority to its pensions and other domestic spending than making debt payments on time.</p>
<p>S&;P lowered Greece’s rating to CCC from CCC+ with a “negative” outlook.</p>
<p>Finance ministers from the 19 nations using the euro currency will meet in Luxembourg next week with the Greek deadline for payment ever closer.</p>
<p>The lack of visible progress in the negotiations over past weeks has revived fears Greece could default on its debts and drop out of the euro, a move that would create huge uncertainty for Europe and global markets.</p>
<p>“The goal is to keep Greece in the eurozone,” Ms Merkel said. “Where there is a will, there is a way.” She insisted it was up to Mr Tsipras first and foremost to show that willingness.</p>
<p>Greece has three weeks to conclude a deal with creditors before its bailout programme expires at the end of the month, when it will also have to repay about €1.6bn to the International Monetary Fund.</p>
<p>“We must be quick. We must not let things drag out,” Mr Hollande said.</p>
<p>Mr Tsipras insisted not only Greece was at risk.</p>
<p>“We must find a solution that will give Greece the opportunity to safely return to growth and a sustainable debt – on a course that will bring back security and stability not just to Greece but all of Europe.”Syriza</p>
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