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Soros sees German austerity policy as a threat to Europe
The American Billionaire investor and speculator George Soros warned on Wednesday of collapse of the monetary union as a result of German austerity policy . that the euro could fail and that what he called "dangerous" policy decisions in Berlin could destabilize the entire European Union. "The German policy is a threat to Europe, they might kill the project," said Soros, "Unfortunately, a collapse of the euro and the European project cannot be ruled out," said Soros, one of the most successful hedge fund managers in the world, in an interview with the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT .One can not exclude a "collapse of the euro," said Soros, who in the nineties bet successfully against the British pound. "If the Germans do not change their policies, their exit from the monetary union for the rest of Europe would be helpful.""That would be tragic, because then Europe would be threatened by the sort of conflicts between states that have shaped European history," Soros added.