Triple

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: [Lisbon Strategy, geographicScope, European Union member states]

Target entity: European Union member states
Context triple: [Lisbon Strategy, geographicScope, 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. 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.
• C. Eurozone
  The Eurozone is the group of European Union countries that have adopted the euro as their common official currency and share a unified monetary policy.
• 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.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.