Greece submits €53.5 billion bailout proposal to creditors

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The Greek government submitted economic reform proposals to its creditors, just two hours before their midnight deadline, eurozone officials said.

The package of reforms and spending cuts includes pension savings and tax increases, and will be presented to the Greek Parliament on Friday, Bloomberg reports. The proposal is for a three-year bailout loan of at least €53.5 billion ($59.2 billion), and also calls for the restructuring of Greece's debt. It is similar to the proposal the European Commission offered on June 26. On Sunday, EU leaders will hold a summit to decide if Greece will receive another bailout or leave the currency. In a referendum last Sunday, the country voted to reject the last bailout deal from creditors.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.