A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors is being put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to reach agreement and avert a debt default.<br /><br /> As talks resumed after breaking up in failure on Wednesday night ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, sources said that still no agreement had been reached.<br /><br /> Athens missed a mid-morning deadline to propose a workable reform plan.<br /><br /> Speaking on Thursday lunchtime, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said he would remain optimistic “until the last second”.<br /><br /> Greece’s lenders set the deadline to unlock new funding and avert a default next Tuesday.<br /><br /> There is said to be exasperation over Athens’ refusal to compromise on matters such as pensions, labour markets, wages and tax. <br /><br /> Sources close to the talks said there were big gaps between Greece and the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and the European Commission.<br /><br /> Athens has not managed to get what it wanted: proposals on the restructu
