In the past year, the EU has made continuing talks for a free trade agreement between Singapore and the EU contingent on progress toward some kind of private banking agreement, said a person familiar with the matter. 一位知情人士透露,过去一年,欧盟已经将其与新加坡间自由贸易谈判的进度与双方在签署某种私人银行协议方面的进展挂起了钩。