Portuguese Foreign Ministry criticized “some of the hesitations” of the previous government regarding EU expansion, stating that the new government of the country is in favor of Ukraine’s accession to the union, according to Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel. “Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has given a clear signal that he is in favour of EU enlargement. This is something that I think needed to be clarified, because Portugal had some hesitations, especially when it was being given candidate status last year,” he said. The head of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry acknowledged that the gov…