A migrant reception centre in Naples has opened its doors to families and the homeless during the cold snap. Meanwhile, Baobab Experience in Rome has asked for help for migrants in transit affected by the snow and ice.
Although the total number of attacks on refugees fell by about one-third from the previous year, the level remains high. More than 300 people were injured in the attacks.
An Andalusian human rights association reports that the number of migrants that arrived in Spain last year via risky sea journeys had tripled on the previous year and that at least 250 had lost their lives in the attempt.
With the Italian elections only days away, a civil rights organization has published a guide to clarify political parties' stance on the issue of citizenship law reform.
A food bank in the German city of Essen has caused controversy by banning foreigners from getting membership cards. Now the German Chancellor has entered the debate, saying she disagrees with this approach.