Nationals of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia will be able to work without restrictions anywhere in the European Union EU starting May 1, 2011, after Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom remove the last remaining barriers to their employment. ationals of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia will soon be able to work freely throughout the European Union EU after transitional rules that allow established EU member countries to impose labor market restrictions on these nationals expire on April 30, 2011. Labor restrictions on nationals of Bulgaria and Romania, the two newest member statues, continue to be permitted.