The deal would give the blocks firms better access to the Chinese market, better competition conditions on protection for investments.

該協議將使塊企業更好地進入中國市場，更好地保護投資的競爭條件。

On Tuesday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the lengthy negotiations had made huge progress during the discussions over the China EU investment deal are the most important item on the agenda for us now.

週二，中國外交部發言人表示，漫長的談判取得了巨大的進展，期間關於中國歐盟投資協議的討論是我們現在最重要的議程項目。

Through the efforts of both parties, the discussions have achieved great progress on the prospects are promising.

經過雙方的努力，討論取得了很大進展，前景看好。

We hope the deal can come to fruition at an early date on provide robust and systematic guarantees for China EU trade cooperation and bring tangible benefits for companies and people from both sides.

我們希望協議能夠早日落地，為中歐貿易合作提供有力的、系統的保障，為雙方企業和人民帶來實實在在的利益。

But even if a deal happens, hammering out the legal details could take months on.

但即使交易發生，敲定法律細節也可能需要幾個月的時間。

EU officials have said full implementation could take around a year.

歐盟官員表示，全面實施可能需要一年左右的時間。

Talks ground to a halt in 2014 as the block accused China of failing to deliver on promises to lift investment curbs.

由於該集團指責中國未能兌現取消投資限制的承諾，談判在2014年陷入停頓。