The European Central Bank will launch an international call for tenders next August for the development of the real estate complex that will host its head office. The new Eurotower, to be located in the western district of Frankfurt, will house the ECB headquarters from 2012, Italian news agency Ansa reported.

The European Central Bank will launch an international call for tenders next August for the development of the real estate complex that will host its head office. The new Eurotower, to be located in the western district of Frankfurt, will house the ECB headquarters from 2012, Italian news agency Ansa reported.

The project will include a 180-metre skyscraper designed by the Vienna-based architectural firm Coop Himmelb. Construction is scheduled to start in 2008.