You can usually change the region on you machine, if you know the "factory set-up" code.
Most machines for Europe have the same mechanics, the region ID is set for whichever country the machine is to be sent to.
There are web sites that will give you the factory set-up codes for most DVD players.
For my machine, I press a combination of four buttons on the machine itself (not the remote) and a hidden menu pops up, from where I can change the region.
Try a Google search like "DVD player hack".