Hey everyone!

First of all, I'm pretty new into HAM radios, and my interest is mainly focused on prepping. I have a Yaesu FT65, but I want to go one step further. I saw on Ebay some Motorolas XTS5000 at a very decent price but a friend says that in the European Union the license for HAM radio operator basically only allows you to get... HAM radios 😅, and therefore it'd be illegal for me to get one of those.

My questions would be:

-Is it true that there's no way I can get any Motorola in the EU territory as a "civilian"?

-If not a Motorola, which model could you recommend me to get one or two step furthers over the Yaesu?

Thanks in advance, and sorry if these questions sound kind of stupid