Antoine Jacob in Riga contributed to this article
After the European Commission's 29 June announcement of the projects selected for support under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the French government applauded the fact that, for the years 2016-2020, it is the "leading beneficiary of EU funds". France has good reason to be pleased: its two mega-projects, the very controversial Lyon-Torino rail link (€813.7 million in aid) and the Seine-Escaut canal (€979.6 million in aid), are granted the highest levels of…