Gemma has been involved in Euro Mediterranean relations since 1989. She has been Head of Programme and Networks Unit of the Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures (Alexandria, Egypt) from 2009-2016 and previously Director of the Programmes Department at the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) in Barcelona, where she worked till 2008.
During her career, she has been responsible of relevant programmes such as the Dawrak-Citizens for Dialogue (2012-2014) supported by the EC about youth participation in public life in the Arab countries and major initiatives (1st Euro med Civil Forum 1995, Human Movements World Congress 2004, Anna Lindh Forum 2010, 2013, Moltaqa-Dawrak 2014),
She has overseen key Mediterranean resources: Afkar Ideas and Mediterranean Yearbook until 2008, Anna Lindh Report on Intercultural Trends editions 2012 and 2014, and the Handbook on Intercultural Citizenship Education (edited in 2017).
