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| 1992, Nov. 19 |
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| The Norwegian Storting approved application for EC membership after a national referendum on the issue showed majority support. | 1 |
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| 1993, Sept. 12 |
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| Effective measures to reduce unemployment contributed to the victory of the Norwegian Labor Party in national elections. Gro Harlem Brudtland was again named prime minister. | 2 |
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| 1994, Nov. 28–29 |
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| Norway voted against joining the EU, saying that they had enough economic strength on their own. | 3 |
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| 2000, March 9 |
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| The coalition government of the Christian Democrats, the Center Party, and the Liberal Party lost a confidence vote that had been called by the Labor Party in response to the government's opposition to the building of gas-powered electrical plants in Norway. Opposition to the power plants originated in environmental concerns. | 4 |
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| Sept. 4–14 |
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| To protest exorbitant fuel prices, truckers and other Norwegian motorists blockaded oil terminals; the blockades failed to gain gasoline tax cuts from the government. With 70 percent of the price coming from taxes, gas costs more in Norway than in most other countries in the world. | 5 |
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