Brussels, 25/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Social Platform (of European NGOs active in the social sector) is organising a conference in Brussels on 28-29 June on “Social services of general interest in the EU”, looking at the specific nature of utilities, how they perform and the framework of criteria for providing such services. The German Federal Minister for the Family, the Elderly, Women and Youth, and the Monitoring Centre for the Development of Social Services in Europe are jointly...