The project for the Turin-Lyon railway continues to create controversies in France. The country is running the serious risk of missing out on key EU funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The Lyon-Turin Transalpine Committee pointed out that the French government has until 30 January to apply for the co-financing of the Final Preliminary Project studies of the French section. However, the absence of a Minister of Transport, remains a challenge, as they are the ones tasked to apply for the funds.