The new German central bank (Bundesbank) president Jens Weidmann poses for photographers during a photocall at the Bundesbank headquarters in Frankfurt
Jens Weidmann, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, poses for photographers at the German central bank's headquarters in Frankfurt on May 2. Reuters

Four European Central Bank Governing Council members, including Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann, voted against reactivating the ECB's bond-buying program, central bank sources told Reuters on Friday.

In addition to Weidmann, Executive Board member Juergen Stark and two policymakers from Benelux countries voted against purchasing bonds, the sources said. The ECB began buying bonds again on Thursday after 18 weeks of inactivity.

European central bank European union European central bank