democratic conscience of the continent. the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe meets in strasbourg. >>now we are trying to help the countries in the neighbourhood, north africa in the middle east and some countries in central asia. >>reporter: resource rich and with strong trade ties to asia; could western australia be the luckiest state in the lucky country? >>if western australia is by default becoming far more financially independent. >>reporter: and a factory on your desktop, why we could soon be printing objects to order in our own homes. >>you have a machine which plus into your computer and it allows you to instead of printing on flat sheets of paper; to print out three dimensional objects, usually made out of plastic. >>reporter: hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe or pace is an international body that aims bring stability to a geographically large and culturally diverse region. its main area of focus is the promotion of de

the european parliament in strasbourg is holding a final talks on the report into whether paul garia and romania are ready to join the again area it will mean easier travel for people from those two states across most countries in the e.u. although there is strong support within the parliament for giving the go ahead doubts remain over whether belgariad romania could guarantee the security of the borders it isn't has previously been delayed because of corruption and problems with traditional reform in the two countries and without seelye from moscow a russian woman is battling the courts and society's attitudes to be recognised as the mother of her four grandchildren the controversy over her case stems from the fact that the children were born using her late son's sperm and surrogate mothers sees oksana boyko explains. it was only after fifty seven that lamar understood the true meaning of having her hands full and accomplished scientist a wife of three decades and also a devoted mother none of these roles kept her as busy as she is now her tragedy she became a grandmother only after

the european parliament in a strasbourg is holding a final talks on the report into whether the area and romania are ready to join the area it would be easier travel for people from those two states across most countries in the e.u. although there is strong support within the parliament for giving the go ahead doubts remain over whether bulgaria and romania could guarantee the security of the e.u.'s borders a decision has previously been delayed because of corruption and problems with judicial reform in the two countries. japan has more than doubled its estimate of the about over radiation that leaked from the fukushima nuclear plant in the first week after the earthquake and tsunami the country's nuclear watchdog also said that meltdowns took place in three reactors more quickly than you have been believed the facility is still today leaking radiation the plant operator is hoping to switch it off by january although there are fears it may take longer. now a russian woman is battling the courts under society's attitudes to be recognized as the guardian of her baby grandchildren the c

who is live for us in strasbourg and also the european parliament will decide whether to recommend romania and bulgaria as membership of the shame get in the zone what concerns would you have if they said yes. well i think the european economies can support from a. joining because they meet the current criteria for access into the border free sharing and the problem is that member states have belatedly realized that they should have had. measures of corruption fighting organized crime as part of the criteria for that accession but it's too late to move the goalposts it's too late to judge remaining about kerio on conditions that did not apply to other countries when they joined the schengen what we need to do is in the future we have an ongoing monitoring of corruption and fighting mafia cry for all members of the schengen zone indeed all e.u. countries because not all of them including my own u.k. is not actually in china so we need to reinforce the political will to tackle corruption because i'm afraid i've called it the elephant in the room it's the it's the threat that everybody is awa