The European Union on Saturday said it had posted bail for Georgia's jailed opposition leader, Nika Melia, paving the way for his release and ending a post-electoral political crisis in the Caucasus country. "Today, a bail worth 40.000 GEL ($11,600) was posted in order to allow for Mr. Melia's release from pre-trial detention," the EU delegation to Georgia said in a statement, calling the move "an important step taken to end the political crisis in Georgia". im/emg/jz