The anti-CEZ coalition

It's said that everyone in business either works for ČEZ or wants to, but there's a group for which this axiom doesn't apply. Over the past year or so, a loose coalition of disparate forces in business, politics, the media and the nonprofit sector has come together - in the virtual sense - to combat the growing abuses at ČEZ. This group includes (in no specific order) the Final Word, the Greens, Czech Coal, Transparency Int., Václav Bartuška, Roman Jančura, Candole Partners, TOP 09, Respekt, HN and LN. Others, such as Dalkia and E.ON, aren't entirely happy either but are less vocal because, as fellow travelers, they benefit handsomely from the energy cartel. Together, the loose coalition has helped create a climate demanding change. Some coalition members are against the status quo purely for self- interested reasons, but for a surprising number of people, the future of the country is more important than money. [Czech Republic Hospodářské noviny Lidové noviny Eon]