Actually the title of the article is kind of misleading. "Berlin" stands in this context for the German federal government (the announcement is from the Federal

Actually the title of the article is kind of misleading. "Berlin" stands in this context for the German federal government (the announcement is from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) not for the state of Berlin. Living in Berlin myself I can attest that very few people would believe that the state of Berlin could pull off such a feat, however, the federal government is (somewhat) better positioned for that.