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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: Member States of the European Union | Statement: [Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, appliesTo, Member States of the European Union]

Target entity: Member States of the European Union
Context triple: [Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, appliesTo, Member States of the European Union]

• A. 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.
• B. Member States of the United Nations
  The Member States of the United Nations are sovereign countries that have joined the UN to cooperate on international peace, security, and development under the framework of the UN Charter.
• C. Council of Europe
  The Council of Europe is a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.
• D. Schengen Area
  The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
• E. Western European Union
  The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: Member States of the European Union
Triple: [Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, appliesTo, Member States of the European Union]

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.

Target entity: Member States of the European Union
Target entity description: 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.

• A. 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.
• B. Member States of the United Nations
  The Member States of the United Nations are sovereign countries that have joined the UN to cooperate on international peace, security, and development under the framework of the UN Charter.
• C. Council of Europe
  The Council of Europe is a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.
• D. Schengen Area
  The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
• E. Western European Union
  The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
• F. None of above. chosen