Nah, in europe you have PMR446[0] free for all, but this was free even before the dvb-t adoption, and you can use it only for voice communications. Former TV bands were/are used for 4G and 5G (eg 700MHz and 800MHz bands).
In most european countries, getting a ham licence is a pretty cheap process (in slovenia, in some radio clubs, if you don't need a printed book (just a pdf), you can join a 10-15hour theoretical and practical course + licence exam for somewhere around 50eur)
