The same goes for academics. Researchers can't attend conferences, students' education is disrupted. Two of my students have been waiting for visas for more than 6m. I stopped asking about their visa status so as not to upset them. It’s getting insane.
Famous Turkish director gets a decoration from Royal House of Netherlands for his contributions to European culture, gets his visa application rejected and now cannot go there to receive the award from the Dutch King is perhaps the best representative example of Schengen madness.