No, Germany hasn't decided to keep them running. They are evaluating the implications if they wanted to keep them running. And as you said, it is unlikely, that

No, Germany hasn't decided to keep them running. They are evaluating the implications if they wanted to keep them running. And as you said, it is unlikely, that this is a good idea because their lifetime was planned to end. As the article says, the most likely outcome is: we shut them down and rather concentrate all efforts to hasten the transition to renewables.