I have no idea about the laws. EU, so probably technically not. But plenty of people keep them, I can even hear goats bleating from my balcony somewhere on the other side of the valley. There is loads of patches of uncultivated areas everywhere that would comfortably accommodate a small herd.

The majority of milk here is not just pasteurised but UHT, which is even worse. And out of all that, the majority of it is skim, half fat, lactose free, only about 1/8th of what you look at is just milk, only boiled, in fact often I can't even find full fat milk on the shelf, and plain pasteurised whole milk doesn't exist at all.

I actually almost started working as a goat herder for a bulgarian dairy farm some time back. I kinda regret it now, but I very nearly did it. 

 Commercial milk in US is just as crap as what yours sounds like. At least full fat is still common though. I wont touch the stuff ever since I found a few locations within walking distance that sells it years back. Would be nice to know someone with cows thougjlh for some fresh from the teat action. Some farms around do direct sales, but no car so gotta stick with what the shops got. Better than nothing though. I