The Greek prime minister spent half an hour in parliament putting sandbags around his main demand: an end to austerity.
Alexis Tsipras said that he was disappointed with the proposals Europe has made this week.
The general outline of these proposals seems pretty clear: Greece should make further cuts and reforms. In exchange, it would get the money it needs to keep going.
But instead, the prime minister told parliament that his own counter-proposal, which protects salaries and benefits, should be accepted.
European capitals will not see it that way. Negotiators don't have all that much time left.
If there's no deal by the end of this month, there'll be no more bailout money for Greece.
Prime Minister Tsipras is understood to have spoken by phone on Thursday night with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
He needs to decide soon whether to agree a deal with the creditors. Failure to do so could trigger a Greek default and a potential exit from the eurozone.
The government must now pay a total of €1.5bn back to the IMF on 30 June, which is also the day on which its bailout deal with the EU and IMF runs out.
However, the total this month Greece actually needs to pay in terms of bills is 6.7bn euros. The rest - 5.2bn euros - is short-term treasury bills.
Greece debt talks - main sticking points
International creditors want pension cuts, slimmer civil service, VAT reform, fewer tax rebates and more private sector investment, reports say
Mr Tsipras rules out increased VAT on energy and reduced supplementary payments for poorer pensioners
Athens wants lower primary budget surplus targets, but both sides appear close to agreement. According to reports, creditors want a budget surplus of 1% of GDP this year and 2% next year, while Greece has proposed 0.8% for 2015 and 1.5% for 2016
The Greek prime minister spent half an hour in parliament putting sandbags around his main demand: an end to austerity.
Alexis Tsipras said that he was disappointed with the proposals Europe has made this week.
The general outline of these proposals seems pretty clear: Greece should make further cuts and reforms. In exchange, it would get the money it needs to keep going.
But instead, the prime minister told parliament that his own counter-proposal, which protects salaries and benefits, should be accepted.
European capitals will not see it that way. Negotiators don't have all that much time left.
If there's no deal by the end of this month, there'll be no more bailout money for Greece.
Prime Minister Tsipras is understood to have spoken by phone on Thursday night with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
He needs to decide soon whether to agree a deal with the creditors. Failure to do so could trigger a Greek default and a potential exit from the eurozone.
The government must now pay a total of €1.5bn back to the IMF on 30 June, which is also the day on which its bailout deal with the EU and IMF runs out.
However, the total this month Greece actually needs to pay in terms of bills is 6.7bn euros. The rest - 5.2bn euros - is short-term treasury bills.
Greece debt talks - main sticking points
International creditors want pension cuts, slimmer civil service, VAT reform, fewer tax rebates and more private sector investment, reports say
Mr Tsipras rules out increased VAT on energy and reduced supplementary payments for poorer pensioners
Athens wants lower primary budget surplus targets, but both sides appear close to agreement. According to reports, creditors want a budget surplus of 1% of GDP this year and 2% next year, while Greece has proposed 0.8% for 2015 and 1.5% for 2016
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