I buy Steem for Bittrex.
There is an exchange called Bitvavo that Europe customers can use to exchange their euro to Steem directly without buying Bitcoin.
Here is the article link:
https://partiko.app/soyrosa/the-easiest-way-to-buy-steem-directly-in-europe-no-more-crypto-conversions-needed?referrer=amahovac93
nice. too bad i'm not in europe