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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: European Union Member States | Statement: [ERC Starting Grant, geographicalScope, European Union Member States]

Target entity: European Union Member States
Context triple: [ERC Starting Grant, geographicalScope, European Union Member States]

• A. Member States of the European Union chosen
  The Member States of the European Union are the sovereign European countries that have joined the EU, sharing common institutions, laws, and policies while participating in its single market and political union.
• B. Council of Europe member states
  Council of Europe member states are the sovereign European countries that belong to the Council of Europe, a regional organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
• C. European Union
  The European Union is a political and economic union of European countries that collectively form one of the world’s largest single markets and play a major role in global diplomacy and governance.
• D. European Economic Area
  The European Economic Area is a regional agreement that extends the European Union’s single market to certain non-EU countries, allowing them to participate in the free movement of goods, services, people, and capital.
• E. Western European and other States
  Western European and other States is a United Nations regional group comprising mainly Western European, North American, and other like-minded countries that coordinate their positions and representation within UN bodies.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.