History of Norway company by 1985, just to go bankrupt by 1993. Unemployment reached record-high levels in the early 1990s. By 1990 Norway was Europe's largest oil producer and by 1995 it was the world's second-largest oil exporter. Membership in the European Union was rejected in a 1994 referendum, with Norway instead joining the European Economic Area and later also the Schengen Area. Large public investments in the 1990s were a new National Hospital and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen—connected to the capital with Norway's first high-speed railway, the Gardermoen Line. A number of large government companies, such as Statoil, Telenor and Kongsberg were privatized.
Office of the Auditor General of Norway the office, removing the ministry. In 1938, with 64 against 63 votes, the Parliament of Norway changed the office's name to the current "Riksrevisjonen" (lit. "the National Auditing"). In 1962 the auditing of the Norwegian State Railways, Telegrafverket and the Postal Service were included in the office. The Auditor General is the head of the Office. Office of the Auditor General of Norway The Office of the Auditor General of Norway () is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic