Is the pine unfinished or is it sealed?
If it's unfinished, you can buy some inexpensive matt finish paint in the color of your choice and paint it on and rub most of it off with a soft cloth before it dries.
If the wood has a finish on it, you're going have to at least rough up the finish so that paint will adhere. Then you can probably safely paint it with an emulsion. I probably wouldn't use a completely matt finish, but would choose a soft-sheen paint. If you have to sand it and paint, I'd use at least a Dulux quality paint, and not try to save a few euro by using something completely cheap.
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