Brussels – As part of the Expo Milano 2015, held from 1 May to 31 October, the European Commission is organizing a series of events related to the theme “Feeding the Planet. Energy for Life.” This year, the EU is capitalizing on the opportunities offered by Expo 2015, a global event that will see the participation of 145 countries and 3 international organizations. In fact, the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission is promoting a series of events to strengthen the European system of SMEs, and promote global development. The first event is scheduled for May 6-7, and will be dedicated to Euro-Mediterranean countries. Later events will focus on EU-China (June 9-10), Celac (June 12), Japan (July 10-11), ASEAN (September 29-30), the United States and Canada (October 5-6ì, and Sub-Saharan Africa (October 15-16). (9colonne)