Hei,

Hvis du ser nærmere på eposten, så har du videresendt oss

din korrespondanse med European Ombudsmann, vi i EFTA har ikke vært i kontakt

med dem på noe tidspunkt. I den originale eposten du sendte oss, så skrev du at

du hadde vært i kontakt med European Ombudsmann, men at dette var gal instans

for ditt spørsmål, epost 7. juli 2008.

> ———- Forwarded message ———-
> From:

Euro-Ombudsman <EO@ombudsman.europa.eu>
> Date: Jul 7, 2008 1:48

PM
> Subject: RE: The European Economic Area.
>

To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

> From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
>

Sent: 30 June 2008 21:58
> To: Euro-Ombudsman
> Subject: The

European Economic Area.
>
>

Hvis du som norsk statsborger ønsker å klage på EFTA

Sekretariatet, så er Utenriksdepartementet rett

instans.

Mvh,

Elin

Bjerkebo
Officer, Information and Communication –

Secretary-General's Office
EFTA – European Free Trade

Association

Tel: +32 2 286 17 19 | Fax: +32 2 286 17 50 | Mobile: +32

476 62 38 03
E-mail: ebj@efta.int | Web: www.efta.int
Rue Joseph

II 12-16 | B-1000 Brussels | Belgium

---

From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

Sent: 28 September 2009 19:22

To: BJERKEBO

Elin
Subject: Re: Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor EØS-området/Fwd:

The European Economic Area

Ok,

men jeg sjekka det igjen nå, og e-posten jeg fikk fra Sigurdardottir, var

en som var sendt EFTA fra the EURO Ombudsmann, (hvis du ser nederst i denne

e-posten).

Har dere vært i kontakt med the EURO ombudsman da?

For man kan jo se, at the European Ombudsman, sier at jeg kan kontakte

Europe Direct, om dette.

Men hvorfor har the European Ombudsman sendt dette til EFTA da, hvis de ber

meg ta det med Europe Direct?

Har dere bedt the European Ombudsman om å sende det til dere da?

Bare lurte på hva som har foregått.

Håper dette er i orden!

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

PS.

Dessuten så sier Handels- og Næringsdepartementet i Norge, at jeg ikke

kan klage på EFTA, til departementene.

Det var derfor jeg ringte deg, i forrige uke, for jeg tenkte jeg skulle

eskalere det innen EFTA.

Men jeg får vel bare sende det til UD likevel da, på tross av hva Handels-

og Næringsdepartementet skriver.

(Bare prøver å finne ut hvordan det er riktig å gjøre dette).

2009/9/28 BJERKEBO Elin <Elin.BJERKEBO@efta.int>

Hei,

Linda

Sigurdardottir var ansatt i EFTA frem til februar 2009, og jobbet for avdeling

for Services, Capital, Persons and Programmes. Jeg beklager forvirringen

rundt dette, men assosierte henne ikke umiddelbart med etternavnet når du

ringte. Grunnen til

at Linda besvarte eposten din, er fordi jeg videresendte den

til denne avdelingen som vet mer om området.

Mvh,

Elin

Bjerkebo
Officer, Information and Communication –

Secretary-General's Office
EFTA – European Free Trade

Association

Tel: +32 2 286 17 19 | Fax: +32 2 286 17 50 | Mobile: +32

476 62 38 03
E-mail: ebj@efta.int | Web: www.efta.int
Rue Joseph II 12-16 | B-1000 Brussels |

Belgium

---

From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

Sent: 28 September 2009 14:18
To: BJERKEBO Elin

Subject: Re: Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor

EØS-området/Fwd: The European Economic Area

Hei,

takk for svar!

Men kan du bekrefte det du sa på telefonen på fredag, at du ikke visste

hvem hun Sigurdardottir var.

Og hvordan kan det ha seg at hun svarte på e-post som jeg sendte

deg?

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

2009/9/28 BJERKEBO Elin <Elin.BJERKEBO@efta.int>

Dear Mr.

Ribsskog,

In reference to our phone conversation on 24 September

2009, we would like to clarify what the EFTA Secretariat

works with, in order to avoid any further misunderstandings. The role

of the EFTA Secretariat is to provide support for the management of the

EEA Agreement and assist the EEA EFTA States in the preparation of

new legislation for integration into the EEA Agreement. The EFTA Secretariat

is not entrusted with surveillance of correct implementation or

enforcement of EEA legal acts. The surveillance role within the EEA

Agreement is entrusted to the EFTA Surveillance Authority which is to ensure

correct implementation and enforcement of EEA legal acts within the EEA

EFTA States, i.e. Norway, Iceland and

Liechtenstein.

On the EU side it is generally the role of the European

Commission and the European Court of Justice to ensure that the EU Member

States enforce and implement corresponding EU rules correctly.

Unfortunately, the EFTA

Secretariat does therefore neither have the competence nor the

mandate to deal with a potential violation of EEA rules in

the United Kingdom and can therefore not be of help to you in this

case.

Should you wish

to file a complaint about the work of the EFTA Secretariat in Brussels the

appropriate party to turn to in the case of a Norwegian citizen

would be the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign

Affairs.

Best

regards,

Elin

Bjerkebo
Officer, Information and Communication –

Secretary-General's Office
EFTA – European Free Trade

Association

Tel: +32 2 286 17 19 | Fax: +32 2 286 17 50 | Mobile: +32

476 62 38 03
E-mail: ebj@efta.int | Web: www.efta.int
Rue Joseph II 12-16 | B-1000 Brussels |

Belgium

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From: BJERKEBO Elin
Sent: 24

September 2009 14:53
To: HJALTESTED Erna
Subject: FW:

Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor EØS-området/Fwd: The European Economic

Area.

---

From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

Sent: 24 September 2009 14:46
To: BJERKEBO

Elin
Subject: Fwd: Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor

EØS-området/Fwd: The European Economic Area.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: SIGURDARDOTTIR Linda Bjork <LindaBjork.SIGURDARDOTTIR@efta.int>

Date:

2008/10/21
Subject: RE: Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor EØS-området/Fwd:

The European Economic Area.
To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

Dear Mr.

Ribsskog,

Thank you for your email. Unfortunately the EFTA

Secretariat is not competent to deal with your case. I am afraid that

we can not assist you any further in this matter.

Best

regards,
Linda Bjork

—–Original Message—–
From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

Sent: 16 October 2008 03:55
To: SIGURDARDOTTIR Linda

Bjork
Subject: Re: Spørsmål om rettigheter innenfor EØS-området/Fwd: The

European Economic Area.

Hi,

thank you very much for your

e-mail!

I've contacted Solvit now, regarding the problems I've been

having with the British Police, the IPCC, and the Ministry of Justice, etc.,

that they aren't answering my e-mails, and they aren't returning my phone-

calls.

The Merseyside Police didn't call me back, even if I went to

the Norwegian Consulate, here in Liverpool, and got them to call the Police,

after I'd tried to call myself a lot of times, but the Police just didn't

call back.

It's the same with the IPCC, they don't call back, and

they don't answer e-mails.

The Home Office, tells me, that then I

have to take the IPCC to Court.

But, I've been trying to get a

work-case against Bertelsmann Arvatos Microsoft Scandinavian Product

Activation, to the Court, in Britain, for almost two years now, but even the

law-firms, don't want to do their job, it seems. (Within the legal aid

programme).

But Solvit says that this is my fault, that I'm

experiencing problems with the communication with the

autorothies.

When it's the Police and the IPCC, who aren't returning

my phone-calls and e-mails.

I think I have the same right, to get my

correspondence answered, like an EU-citizen.

How can I get my rights,

if I don't even get to speak with the case-worker?

So I'm trying to

send back a copy of the correspondence with Solvit Norway.

Maybe you

understand more about how to explain the problems to Solvit, than I

do.

Hope this is alright, and thanks again for the first

e-mail!

Yours sincerely,

Erik Ribsskog

On Wed, Sep

10, 2008 at 2:36 PM, SIGURDARDOTTIR Linda Bjork <LindaBjork.SIGURDARDOTTIR@efta.int> wrote:
> Dear

Mr. Ribsskog,
>
>
>
> The EFTA Secretariat has

received your request concerning the rights
> of Norwegian citizens

living and working in the UK.
>
>
>
> For your

information, the task of EFTA Secretariat in Brussels is
> mainly to

provide support to the EEA EFTA States for the management of
> the EEA

Agreement and assists them in the preparation of the
> incorporation

of new legislation into the EEA Agreement.
>
>
>
>

Norway is a Party to the EEA agreement and therefore the same rules
>

apply to Norwegian citizens as to EU country citizens when it

concerns
> the Internal Market, i.e. freedom of movement of goods,

persons,
> services and capital. As a Norwegian citizen living and

working in UK
> you should enjoy the same rights as UK citizens when

you are making
> use of these freedoms (Art. 4 of the EEA

Agreement).
>
>
>
> You could try to contact SOLVIT

which is an on-line problem solving
> network. They try to solve

problems caused by the misapplication of
> the Internal Market law by

public authorities. As you are a Norwegian
> citizen, you should

contact the Norwegian SOLVIT Centre (tel.: +47 222
> 404 11; email: solvit-norway@nhd.dep.no website:
> http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/

)
>
>
>
> We are sorry to inform you that the EFTA

Secretariat can unfortunately
> not help you any further in this

matter.
>
>
>
>
>
> With best

regards,
>
>
> Linda Bjork Sigurdardottir
> EFTA –

European Free Trade Association
>
> E-mail: lbs@efta.int | Web: www.efta.int
> Rue Joseph

II 12-16 | B-1000 Brussels | Belgium
>
>
>
>

———- Forwarded message ———-
> From: Euro-Ombudsman

<EO@ombudsman.europa.eu>
> Date: Jul 7, 2008 1:48 PM
>

Subject: RE: The European Economic Area.
> To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
>
>
>
>

Dear Mr Ribsskog,
>
>
>
> Thank you for your e-mail

of 30 June 2008, in which you ask if you, as
> a Norwegian citizen

living in Britain, have the right to get help from
> the police and

the British government.
>
>
>
> In replying to your

e-mail, first, I would like to give a short
> presentation of the work

of the European Ombudsman.
>
>
>
> The European

Ombudsman investigates complaints about maladministration
> by the

institutions and bodies of the European Union. This means that
> you

can complain to the Ombudsman if you consider that, for instance,
>

the European Commission, the European Parliament or the Council of

the
> European Union has done something

wrong.
>
>
>
> It is thus not part of the

Ombudsman's function to provide you with
> the kind of information

that you are asking for.
>
>
>
> However, you could

consider turning to EuropeDirect, which provides
> practical

information in the official EU language of your choice about
> the

European Union and its policies or a reference to further sources
> of

information. You can reach the service by calling the following
>

toll-free number from anywhere in the EU during opening hours
>

(9h00-18h30 CET on
> weekdays):
>
>
>
> 00 800

6 7 8 9 10 11
>
>
>
> Or call the standard number +

32-2-299.96.96 from anywhere in the
> world (normal charges

apply).
>
>
>
> You can also contact the service by

sending an e-mail:
>
>
>
> http://europedirect-cc.cec.eu.int/websubmit/?lang=en
>
>
>
>

For more information on Europe Direct, you can consult the following
>

website:
>
>
>
> http://ec.europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm
>
>
>
>

Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> Angela

Lindberg
>
> Office of the European

Ombudsman
>
>
>
>
>
>

________________________________
> From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
> Sent: 30 June 2008

21:58
> To: Euro-Ombudsman
> Subject: The European Economic

Area.
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a Norwegian citizen

living in Britain.
>
> Here, there have been many problems, at

work, and regarding a
> complaint against the Police etc., that I

haven't got any help with.
> (I've also contacted the Norwegian

Government, regarding these problems, but
> they don't answer

my
> e-mails, and the Sivilombudsmannen, is part of a cover-up, from

the
> Government, it seems, even
> if I wont explain this in

detail now, but I can explain more detailed if
> it's

needed).
>
> I was wondering, since Norway, are part of the

European Economical
> Area. So Norwegian citizens, are allowed, to

live and work, in
> Britain, like if they were EU-Citizens, as I've

understood it.
> But, I was wondering if this means, that one, as a

Norwegian citizen in
> Britain, also has the right,
> to get

help/advice from the Police, and other Goverment in Britain, like if
>

one was an EU-citizen?
>
> I think, that if one have the right

to work and live in an EU-country,
> like the 'EFTA/EØS-agreement'

says, then only has the right help from
> the Government, it that

EU-country (the Police etc), like
> if one were an EU-citizen,

right?
>
> I just wanted to try to get this clear, since I'm

having some
> problems, both with the Norwegian and the British

Goverment now, so I
> just wanted to know, if some this could be

something to do, with
> that one aren't that well protected by rights,

if one are a Norwegian
> citizen living in the EU?
> Hope that

you have the chance to answer about this, and thanks in advance
> for

the reply!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Erik

Ribsskog