RE-START is an action plan focusing on a specific geographical region, encompassing several municipalities, public administration bodies, economic actors and non-governmental organizations. The aim of the action plan is to reduce the economic and social gap of the Lower Ipoly Valley, mainly due to the peripheral situation, and to revitalize the labor market, while reflecting the challenges posed by the aging age structure. The action plan, launched in July 2019 and lasting until the summer of 2023, is coordinated by the PONTIBUS European Territorial Association, founded by the Local Government of Pest County and the Nitra District Local Government of Slovakia. RE-START was initiated within the INTERREG V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Program (www.skhu.eu).