(VOVworld) – The European Union held a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday, focusing on the migrant crisis and a British proposal of EU reform.

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker arrives to attend the European Union leaders summit in Brussels Dec. 17, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Lei)

Prior the summit, several EU leaders met with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss a proposal to resettle Syrian refugees directly from camps in Turkey under a voluntary program. The plan is expected to reduce a flow of refugees crossing the sea and help resolve differences between European countries over allocations of refugees.

At the summit, leaders discussed the Ukraine crisis, Greece’s economy, the fight against terrorism, the European Commission's proposal for a beefed up joint border force, and an expansion of sanctions on Russia.