LILLE, France — France's plan for winning the race to host a European customs watchdog has become clear: Set the pace for the bidding war. POLITICO was among 20 officials from all over Europe on a trip to the northern French city on Tuesday for an in-person look at Lille's bid to host the new European Union Customs Authority. In what felt like a joyful school trip, visitors toured the agency’s office, where the authority's future 250 employees would work — a state-of-the-art white building