Brussels, 06/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the Portuguese president, Anibal Cavaco Silva, appealed on Wednesday 5 September for the future reform treaty of the EU, currently being negotiated at the intergovernmental conference (IGC) to be called the “Treaty of Lisbon”. During a joint press conference with Mr Cavaco Silva in Brussels, Mr Barroso said: “We want these negotiations to be definitively concluded during the informal heads of state and government meeting on 18-19 October in Lisbon and we want the new treaty to be called the Treaty of Lisbon”. The two men are optimistic about an agreement being possible in October. In a reference to the work by the legal experts' group from the member states, which finished its first reading of the draft treaty on Wednesday (EUROPE 9494), the president of the Commission affirmed that “prospects look pretty good”. He also welcomed the “constructive spirit of the work”. Asked about the impact that possible elections in Poland could have on the end of the IGC, Barroso was categorical - even if the elections took place in autumn there was “no reason” to postpone a decision on the treaty because “the main discussion has already taken place in June” at the European Council, which adopted the mandate of the IGC. Barroso insisted that “Poland made a commitment to this mandate and I have every reason to believe that it will respect its commitment. (hb)